Indictment confirmed in the case of Zlatko Ibrišimović and others: They 'laundered' drug money, communicated via Sky app

(Patria) - The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the indictment in the case of Zlatko Ibrišimović and others on 15.9.2025. The indictment charges Zlatko Ibrišimović, Alem Hodović, Maja Papić, Fikret Memić, and the legal entity E.S. Tech d.o.o. Sarajevo, with committing the criminal offense of organized crime under Article 250 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH) in conjunction with the criminal offense of money laundering under Article 209 of the CC BiH, through the actions described in the indictment.

The accused are charged, among other things, with having, from the end of 2018 to 1.9.2024, together with other unidentified persons, knowingly and voluntarily become members of an organized crime group, previously organized by S. P., which was formed with the intention of acquiring unlawful property benefits for the commission of criminal offenses stipulated by the criminal laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and which group operated in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, and other European Union countries.

It is further stated that S. P., in mutual agreement with other group members, made decisions regarding the group's operations, decisions on the execution of criminal offenses, and the distribution of unlawful property benefits, while group members acted according to his orders and instructions, with each of them being aware of and having knowledge of specific tasks. Thus, during the specified period, group members committed the criminal offense of money laundering under Article 209 of the CC BiH, knowing that such money was obtained by committing the criminal offense of unauthorized trafficking in narcotic drugs under Article 195 of the CC BiH abroad, in order to hold and dispose of such unlawfully acquired money, and to place it into legal financial flows by using this money in business operations, transferring and converting it, with the aim of concealing the source and nature of the acquired money, and in other ways through the legal entity "E.S. Tech" d.o.o. Sarajevo, using it to purchase movable and immovable property, invest in real estate, and hold other assets acquired as unlawful property benefits, while being aware that they were thus laundering money in an amount exceeding 200,000.00 KM, which they intended to do, using specially configured mobile phones with the SkyEcc application installed for mutual communication, intended for secure and encrypted communication.