Indictment Confirmed in 'Vitezit' Case: Four Individuals and One Legal Entity Charged

(Patria) - The Special Department of the Supreme Court of the Federation has confirmed an indictment against four individuals and one company for abuse of position or authority and other criminal offenses related to the purchase of the company Vitezit, confirmed by the Federal Prosecutor's Office.

The indictment was confirmed against Behrija Huseinbegović, Tomislav Zubak, Josip Raič, Nikola Čata, and the legal entity “WDG” Vitez.

As previously announced by the Federal Prosecutor's Office, all except Čata are also charged with money laundering, while Zubak and Raič are additionally charged with illegal possession of weapons or explosive materials. Čata is also charged with the criminal offense of “preventing an official person from performing official duties.”

Huseinbegović is charged with enabling the company “WDG Promet” Zagreb to illegally purchase the bankrupt company “Vitezit” without meeting legal conditions and obtaining approvals from competent institutions.

“‘WDG Promet Zagreb, lacking other funds, used monetary funds in the amount of 10,800,000 marks for the purchase of the assets of the bankrupt PS ‘Vitezit’, which were paid to them for the procurement of weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. The buyer was allowed to take possession of the assets, including facilities and plants for the production of weapons and military equipment, which should not have been subject to disposal, and which assets were subsequently disposed of without legal basis by ‘WDG Vitez’,” states the earlier announcement of the Federal Prosecutor's Office.

The suspects also, as further stated, organized the dismantling and destruction of facilities, plants, infrastructure, and equipment intended for the production of weapons and military equipment, and sold these assets as secondary raw materials, thereby obtaining illegal gain for the legal entity “WDG” Vitez, and thus damaging the bankrupt “Vitezit”.

The money obtained from the sale of assets was funneled into the legal cash flows of the company “WDG” Vitez and used for salaries, expenses, and operations, thereby committing the aforementioned criminal offenses, the statement adds.

The indictment proposes the hearing of 71 witnesses, three expert witnesses, and the presentation of over a thousand pieces of material evidence. It also proposes the confiscation of property gain obtained through criminal offenses from the suspect legal entity “WDG” Vitez in the amount of approximately 214,000 marks and in the amount of 10,800,000 marks, which was paid into the account of the bankrupt “Vitezit”, and that the suspects be obliged to cover the costs of the criminal proceedings.

“WDG” is a company whose founder is “WDG Promet” from Croatia.

Detektor previously contacted the headquarters of the company “WDG Promet” by phone, but an unknown person ended the call after answering. An email inquiry to that company also went unanswered, BIRN BiH reports.