Detention proposed for four suspects in organized crime case, including HNK police officer

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - After questioning the suspects, the acting prosecutor of the BiH Prosecutor's Office will submit a detention proposal to the BiH Court for the suspects: Vasilije Stjepić, aka "Profa", born in 1967 in Brčko, a citizen of BiH and the Kingdom of Sweden, Mitar Blagojević, aka "General", born in 1986 in Foča, a citizen of BiH, Miroslav Čalija, born in 1975 in Zijemlje, Mostar, employed as a police officer of the MUP of HNK, a citizen of BiH and the Republic of Serbia, and Dražen Šiniković, born in 1980 in Konjic, a citizen of BiH.

Detention for the suspects will be requested for the reasons described in Article 132, Paragraph 1, points a), b), and c), namely due to the risk of flight, the risk that they might obstruct the investigation, conceal evidence, as well as influence witnesses or accomplices, commit a new criminal offense, or complete an attempted one while at liberty.

The suspects in the case of Milan Matković and others are under investigation for organized crime, related to several serious criminal offenses, as well as corrupt criminal offenses, which relate to the abuse of police capacities in the commission of criminal offenses and aiding perpetrators.

The activities relate to a case in which international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of organized crime structure leaders is being realized, following the decryption of encrypted applications used by members of organized criminal groups in BiH, the region, the EU, and the world.