Court of BiH decided: Most of those arrested in "Black tie" operation will defend themselves from freedom

(Patria) - The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided on the proposal of the BiH Prosecutor's Office to impose custody on 18 suspects arrested in the "Black Tie 2" operation. The BiH Court late last night made a decision imposing custody on three of those arrested in the "Black Tie 2" operation.

These are Adnan Smajlović, Sančez Jukić, and Aida Halać.

The suspects who will defend themselves from freedom are: Tarik Zulović, Haris Behram, Mirsad Skopak, Mak Šemšić, Elmir Sarić, Smail Šikalo, Mustafa Selmanović, Vahidin Munjić, Senad Kadić, Adin Ćatić, Emir Druškić, Sead Preljević, Davor Curl, Gordan Memija, and Edin Kačar.

FUP Director Vahidin Munjić, head of the FUP special unit Mustafa Selmanović, and three members of this police agency, Adin Ćatić, Emir Druškić, and Senad Kadić, have been released. Acting Director Munjić and police officers Senad Kadić, Adin Ćatić, and Emir Druškić were released because the judge stated in the decision that there were no grounds for suspicion that they committed the criminal offenses they are accused of.

Otherwise, in his presentation before judge Tatjana Kosović, prosecutor Sanjin Kulenović stated that the suspects committed criminal offenses of organized crime, including money laundering, abuse of official position and authority, receiving rewards or gifts for influence peddling, and disclosure of secret information.

The prosecution suspects some of the arrested individuals of having organized a group from 2016 to March 2021, together with Edin Gačanin Tito, to prepare and commit criminal offenses, all for the purpose of gaining illegal property benefits, which is reflected in the acquisition of illegal financial funds in an amount known to them, so that each of them had awareness and knowledge of certain tasks to put such money into legal flows in Bosnia and Herzegovina by purchasing real estate, land for construction, establishing legal firms, giving donations, and financing certain political parties.
The prosecution claims that the group members knew that the money originated from the criminal offense of drug trafficking and the sale of narcotic drugs by the drug cartel known as “Tito and Dino”.
Some of the information was obtained by decrypting Sky phones that the group members used and communicated through.

Some of the group members were related to Gačanin, and they received protected communication equipment from Gačanin directly or indirectly, i.e., mobile phones with the Sky ECC application installed.

As stated in the proposal, Gačanin had two so-called “cash registers” formed, one of which was located in Sarajevo, while the other was in the Netherlands, and the money was used for various activities.

Adnan Smajlović was in charge of the cash register in Sarajevo, and in early August 2020, Gačanin made 500,000 KM available and gave it to group members.

Group members took money, about which Smajlović informed Gačanin, who determined the amounts given to the group members. Part of that money was given for the helicopter training of Smajlović and Aida Halać, which they attended in Belgrade, in order to transport Gačanin.