CRIME IN INDIRECT TAXATION AUTHORITY Indictment against four persons

(Patria) - Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption has filed an indictment against Obradović Milanko, born in 1963 in Rogatica, a managerial employee of customs authorities in the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH, Bovan Miroslav, born in 1964, in Konjic, an employee of the BiH Border Police, Omerović Nedžad, born in 1974 in Sarajevo, an employee of customs authorities in the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH, Teletina Stevan, born in 1969 in Nevesinje.

The accused are charged that, in July 2021, when the accused Teletina Stevan arrived at the Vardište border crossing, and attempted to import two purebred Arabian horses into Bosnia and Herzegovina, as goods subject to customs procedures and approvals from competent veterinary authorities which the accused did not have, after being denied entry into BiH, through an intermediary, by committing corrupt acts, the next day attempted to import a vehicle with a trailer, by contacting the accused Obradović, who, as a managerial person and shift leader in the Customs Department, used his position and influence, and influenced the other accused to allow the aforementioned entry into the customs area of BiH, without possessing the necessary approvals and paying customs duties, and for the aforementioned corrupt service, the accused Teletina gave the accused Obradović a sum of 100 euros.

The accused Obradović is charged with, as an official in BiH institutions, receiving money not to perform an official act within his service that he was obliged to perform, Bovan Miroslav as an official in BiH institutions with non-performance of official duty enabling another to gain property benefit, Omerović Nedžad with, as an official in BiH institutions, not reporting a criminal offense for which a prison sentence of five years or more can be imposed, and Teletina Stevan with giving money to an official in BiH institutions not to perform an official act that he was obliged to perform.

The accused are charged with criminal offenses - Receiving a reward or other form of benefit for trading in influence under Article 219. Abuse of position or authority under Article 220. Failure to report a criminal offense or perpetrator under Article 230. and Giving a bribe and other forms of benefit under Article 218. of the Criminal Code of BiH. The prosecution will prove the allegations by calling 14 witnesses and submitting dozens of pieces of evidence.