Ekrem Idrizović charged with tax evasion of 1.3 million KM

The Department for Economic Crime of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton has, after conducting an investigation, gathered sufficient evidence and filed an indictment against Ekrem Idrizović for committing the criminal offense of tax evasion according to the Criminal Code of FBiH KZ, reports the BiH news agency Patria.

- The accused is charged with, in the period from 01/01/2008 to 12/31/2013 in Sarajevo, acting as the responsible person – director of the legal entity War Veterans' Cooperative „INNGRAD“ Sarajevo, evading the payment of duties prescribed by the tax legislation in the Federation of BiH, as well as other obligations in the total amount of 1,330,437.78 KM, thereby committing the criminal offense of tax evasion from Article 273, Paragraph 3 in conjunction with Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of FBiH, all in conjunction with Article 55 of the same Law - it was announced from the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of KS.

The indictment has been confirmed by the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo, and a plea of guilt from the accused is expected soon.

Based on Article 417 in conjunction with Articles 114 and 115 of the Criminal Procedure Code of FBiH, it is proposed that the property benefit obtained through the criminal offense in the total amount of 1,330,437.78 KM be confiscated from the suspect, in such a way that the accused is obliged, upon the finality of the verdict, within a period determined by the Court, to pay the monetary amount of 1,330,437.78 KM into the Budget of the Federation of BiH.