Sanjin Sefić sentenced to 17.5 years in prison

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - In the Cantonal Court of Sarajevo today, a conviction was handed down to Sanjin Sefić in a retrial, sentencing him to 17.5 years in prison, confirmed Azra Bavčić, spokesperson for the KS Prosecutor's Office. 

"After we receive the written copy of the verdict, we will decide on the appeal. A ban on driving motor vehicles for 5 years after serving the sentence has been imposed. Detention has been extended, and he is obliged to pay the costs of the proceedings in the amount of 43,140 KM upon the verdict becoming final," said Bavčić. 

Sefić was charged with the criminal offenses of a serious criminal offense against public traffic safety (Article 332 of the Criminal Code of FBiH) and the criminal offense of failure to provide assistance to an injured person after a traffic accident (Article 337, paragraph 2). 
On the night of October 10, 2016, on a pedestrian crossing on the main Sarajevo highway, driving at a speed exceeding 100 km/h and running a red light, he hit students Selma Agić and Edita Malkoč with his car, who died from their injuries. Sefić fled the scene, and on the morning of October 11, he fled to Serbia, from where he was extradited on January 9, 2017. 

In September 2018, the Cantonal Court sentenced Sefić to 14.5 years in prison, while his accomplices were acquitted. The Supreme Court of FBiH granted the appeal of the KS Prosecutor's Office, the first-instance verdict was overturned, and the proceedings were repeated. The new trial for Sefić and his accomplices (except for his sister Sara Sefić) began in early July 2019. His accomplices Dino Alić, Saud Nišić, and Amar Salihović signed plea agreements and were convicted in separate proceedings.