Searches in Sarajevo due to suspicious transactions from Austria and Germany

(Patria) - The Prosecutor's Office of BiH, together with the State Investigation and Protection Agency - SIPA, is carrying out coordinated activities and searches at a total of two locations in Sarajevo. The searches are being conducted within the framework of international legal assistance and cooperation activities with the institutions of Austria and Germany. Simultaneously, an operation has been launched in these two countries as well.

The investigation relates to suspicions of financial crime and money laundering, concerning the allocation of certain financial remittances and payments totaling around half a million euros. In the territory of BiH, a former high-ranking official from the banking sector is suspected, and activities are underway to locate him, arrest him, and question him as part of the investigation.

An investigator from the Prosecutor's Office of BiH is on the ground coordinating the activities of police officers conducting the searches, and the Prosecutor's Office of BiH is in contact and coordination with colleagues in Germany and Austria.
In the interest of the investigation, we cannot provide more information or details at this time.