Armen Dželko pleads guilty to fighting in Syria

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Accused Armen Dželko, born in 1990 in Sarajevo, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the presence of his lawyer, fully admitted guilt for the criminal offense he is charged with by the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The accused admitted guilt for going to the territory of Syria, where he joined paramilitary formations that operated within the structures of the so-called "ISIL", which was declared a terrorist organization by a decision of the UN Security Council. The accused admitted guilt for the criminal offense of organizing a terrorist group under Article 202d, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in conjunction with the criminal offense of terrorism under Article 201 of the same Law.

In accordance with the admission, a prison sentence of 3 years and 6 months has been proposed for the accused.

By agreeing to plead guilty, the accused waived his right to a trial and his right to appeal the verdict issued by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The plea agreement has been forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a decision, after which the Court accepted it, imposed the sentence on the accused, and extended his pre-trial detention until he begins serving his sentence.