Police officers from "Dar" operation re-detained, defense teams preparing new appeals

(Patria) - After the appeal of the lawyers of the police officers arrested in the "Dar 1" operation, for whom detention was ordered on August 14, was accepted, the Court has again ordered detention for all arrested individuals.
We remind you that the decision to order detention was returned for reconsideration, but the court has again ordered detention, and the defense teams will, as confirmed to us, file an appeal again.

Otherwise, detention was ordered after a hearing that was closed to the public, and it remains unknown to this day what exactly the police officers are being charged with. It is known that it is not an organized group, but the Municipal Court of Sarajevo ordered one month of detention at the proposal of the KS Prosecutor's Office. 

As stated by the Police Administration of the MUP KS after the arrest of 18 police officers, members of the Traffic Unit, they express their readiness and determination to deal with all individuals who, in any way, damage the reputation of the Sarajevo Canton police, and to hold them accountable in accordance with the law.       

The public should certainly know what criminal offenses are being charged against the arrested police officers, as well as whether there is accountability of superior officers.

Because, according to the information published, this case should have been processed earlier. Does this mean that the head of the Police Administration of the MUP KS knew about such or similar cases but did not react, considering that he announced similar activities? The prohibition of communication between the suspects and their families or third parties is particularly controversial. In practice, this is applied to detainees suspected of serious criminal offenses, terrorism, and murder. 

There is also a judgment of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the case of Amir Zukić regarding the violation of these human rights, when the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina determined a violation of the right to family life under Article II/3.f) of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

At that time, the Constitutional Court overturned the Decision of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, case number 65 0 K 595527 17 Kv 13 of March 17, 2017, and the Decision of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, case number 65 0 K 595527 16 Kpp of March 9, 2017, in the part relating to family visits (wife and children) to the appellant during the detention period.

Also, by the same decision, the appellant was prohibited from using the phone in the detention unit of the Zenica Penal Correctional Facility during the detention period under Article 146, paragraph 1, point b) of the ZKPFBiH, or until another court decision. Paragraph III of the same decision explicitly states in Case Number: AP-1332/17 15 Decision on Admissibility and Merits that "these prohibitions (...) do not apply to contact with defense attorneys, and the detainee has the right to free and unimpeded communication with defense attorneys".

Otherwise, families are also prevented from visiting due to the epidemiological situation, so the question is openly raised why this approach is being taken towards the police officers. 

Lawyers cannot and do not speak about the severity of the criminal offenses, but Patria unofficially learns that some of those arrested are accused of bribery in the form of cakes, juice, and the like.