Prosecutor's Office of BiH submitted a motion for detention of a suspect for smuggling Turks

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - As part of the activities of the Border Police of BiH, and in coordination with the duty prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, at the international border crossing - Šamac during a regular inspection, a Croatian citizen was discovered and deprived of liberty in an attempt to illegally transfer 30 citizens of the Republic of Turkey, who did not meet the legal requirements for entry into Croatia.

The suspect Kukec Željko (1961), a citizen of the Republic of Croatia, was brought before the acting prosecutor, who after the examination submitted to the Court of BiH a proposal for ordering detention under Article 132, paragraph 1, points a) and b) of the Criminal Procedure Code of BiH, i.e., due to the risk of the suspect fleeing, and the risk that while at large he could obstruct the investigation, conceal evidence, and influence witnesses or accomplices.

The aforementioned suspect is under investigation on reasonable suspicion of having committed the criminal offense of human smuggling under Article 189 in conjunction with the criminal offense of attempt under Article 26 of the Criminal Code of BiH. He is suspected of, with the aim of obtaining unlawful material gain, according to a prior agreement and for an agreed monetary compensation, during regular transport of goods in the cargo space of a motor vehicle, illegally attempting to smuggle citizens of the Republic of Turkey across the state border.

The Prosecutor's Office of BiH, together with partner institutions and agencies, almost daily carries out activities related to the prosecution of criminal offenses of smuggling in cities and areas throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.