Former Minister Miloš Lučić and Three Others Indicted: Damaged BiH Budget by 70,000 KM, Appropriated Mobile Phone and Laptop, Then Reported Theft

(Patria) - The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption has filed an indictment against: Lučić Miloš, born in 1986 in Sarajevo, citizen of BiH, Papaz Siniša, aka “Pape”, born in 1988 in Sarajevo, citizen of BiH and the Republic of Serbia, Šehovac Dalibor, born in 1986 in Sarajevo, citizen of BiH, Ristović Mirko, born in 1993 in Pale, citizen of BiH.

The indictment states that the accused former Minister of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, Miloš Lučić, acted contrary to the provisions defining and regulating the spending and use of the ministry's financial and material resources, by falsely presenting representation expenses, consumption of food and drinks at the ministry's expense, and by obtaining from the accused Siniša Papaz a larger quantity of various fiscal receipts that had already been paid by guests in catering establishments, taking them over and falsely presenting them as ministry representation expenses, or bills for food and drink consumption in various catering establishments, falsely presenting them as costs incurred for the needs of the ministry he headed.

He is also charged with abusing resources and the ministry's official payment bank card in other ways, for fueling various vehicles that were not owned by the ministry. Furthermore, the indictment states that the accused Lučić Miloš, using the ministry's official vehicle (Audi A6), allegedly performed vehicle maintenance outside selected and authorized service centers, in which he was assisted by the accused Šehovac Dalibor and Ristović Mirko, thus presenting costs that did not occur and thereby obtaining illegal property gain.

Within the investigation, more than 100 individual abuses and illegal uses of ministry funds in various amounts were recorded.

The accused Lučić is also charged with appropriating ministry assets in the form of electronic equipment (laptop and mobile phone), which, upon being discharged from his position, he falsely reported as stolen, only for them to be found during a search of his family home.

The accused Lučić is charged with misappropriation of funds in the amount of 69,269.46 KM, of which the accused Papaz helped him obtain illegal property gain in the amount of approximately 15,900.00 KM, the accused Šehovac in the amount of 12,195 KM, and Lučić Miloš obtained property gain for the accused Ristović Mirko in the amount of 2,080.00 KM, whereby Lučić Miloš, by abusing his official authority, caused damage to the BiH Budget in the amount of 69,777.42 KM.

The accused are charged with committing:
-Lučić Miloš, criminal offenses of Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220 and Embezzlement in Office under Article 221 of the Criminal Code of BiH
-Papaz Siniša, criminal offense of Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220 of the Criminal Code of BiH in conjunction with Article 31
-Šehovac Dalibor, criminal offense of Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220 of the Criminal Code of BiH in conjunction with Article 31
-Ristović Mirko, criminal offense of Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220 of the Criminal Code of BiH in conjunction with Article 31

The allegations of the indictment will be proven by the BiH Prosecutor's Office by summoning 120 witnesses, three expert witnesses, and submitting more than 400 pieces of evidence.

The indictment has been forwarded for confirmation to the Court of BiH.