No public pronouncement: Verdict for Sanjin Sefić today

SARAJevo, (Patria) - The judicial panel of the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo, presided over by judge Igor Todorović, will deliver a verdict for Sanjin Sefić today, but it will not be publicly announced due to the change in court operating procedures in accordance with the decisions of the FBiH Crisis Staff to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

According to the decision jointly made yesterday by the Municipal and Cantonal Courts in Sarajevo and the KS Prosecutor's Office, a special regime for the operation of courts and the Prosecutor's Office is in effect until April 3.

In accordance with this regime, parties are not allowed to enter the buildings of the KS Courts and Prosecutor's Office after 1 PM, while working hours are shortened until 2 PM.

The verdict for Sefić will likely be announced in the form of a press release due to public interest in this case.

Sefić is charged with the criminal offense of a serious criminal offense against public traffic safety (Article 332 of the Criminal Code of FBiH) and the criminal offense of failure to provide assistance to an injured person after a traffic accident (Article 337, paragraph 2).

On the night of October 10, 2016, at a pedestrian crossing on Sarajevo's main road, driving at a speed exceeding 100 km/h and running a red light, he hit students Selma Agić and Edita Malkoč with his car, who died from their injuries. Sefić fled the scene, and on the morning of October 11, he fled to Serbia, from where he was extradited on January 9, 2017.

In September 2018, the Cantonal Court sentenced Sefić to 14.5 years in prison, while his accomplices were acquitted. The Supreme Court of FBiH upheld the appeal of the KS Prosecutor's Office, the first-instance verdict was overturned, and the proceedings were repeated. The new trial for Sefić and his accomplices (except for his sister Sara Sefić) began in early July 2019. His accomplices Dino Alić, Saud Nišić, and Amar Salihović signed plea agreements and were convicted in separate proceedings.