SIPA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IN OPERATION CLUSTER: Arrests and seizure of financial assets from diploma trading across BiH

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - On the order of the acting prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, SIPA police officers are conducting searches and arrests of suspects in several cities, in both entities and the Brčko District of BiH.

The activities are being carried out after long-term investigative actions together with SIPA, to combat organized crime and systemic corruption, related to the illegal issuance and illicit trading of university diplomas in BiH.

As part of the activities, several employees and high-ranking officials of university and faculty institutions in BiH have been arrested.

During the searches, a large amount of money, originating from illegal activities, was seized, and in accordance with the order of the Court of BiH, extensive documentation and items are being confiscated from a number of institutions.

This operation is part of the efforts of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and law enforcement agencies in the fight against systemic corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the detection and prosecution of individuals who, by committing criminal offenses, cause great damage to the rule of law and all citizens, as well as to the academic and university community in the segment of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

More information will be available after the completion of the activities.