Prosecutor's Office of BiH Requests Detention and Prohibition Measures for Suspects in Operation Koridor

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - After questioning the suspects, the acting prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH submitted to the Court of BiH a proposal for ordering detention for two suspects, while prohibition measures will be proposed for the other suspects.

The detention measure for the suspects was proposed for the reasons described in Article 132, paragraph 1, points b) and c) of the Criminal Procedure Code of BiH, namely due to the danger that, if released, the suspect could obstruct the investigation, conceal evidence, and influence witnesses or accomplices, as well as the danger that, if released, he could re-offend or complete the initiated crime.

The said persons are under investigation for the criminal offenses of organizing a group of people or an association for smuggling or distributing uncustomed goods under Article 215 and the criminal offense of smuggling under Article 214 of the Criminal Code of BiH, and they are suspected of having, as members of an organized group, smuggled textile goods and cigarettes from Serbia and Montenegro into BiH.

In this way, they obtained large illegal property gains and caused damage to the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Prosecutor's Office of BiH continues the intensive investigation in the said case.