70-year-old who threatened Prime Minister Forto and his family arrested, weapons found

(Patria) - Sarajevo police today identified and arrested a man who sent threats to Sarajevo Canton Prime Minister Edin Forto and his family.

The Police Administration of the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior was notified yesterday that the Government of Sarajevo Canton had received a written shipment containing a letter of threatening content addressed to the Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton, Edin Forto, and his family. The duty prosecutor of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office was informed of the content of the said letter, who on that occasion qualified the act as a criminal offense under Article 183 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Endangering Security), and under the supervision of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office, police officers of the Police Administration of the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior undertook intensive measures and actions to identify and find the perpetrator of this criminal offense.

In cooperation with police officers of the Police Administration of the Zenica-Doboj Canton Ministry of Interior and the Police Administration of the Central Bosnia Canton Ministry of Interior, the suspect was identified and found, namely E. Đ., born in 1953 in the place of Preočica, Vitez municipality, where he resides, and was deprived of liberty today in the afternoon hours. Based on a previously obtained warrant from the duty judge of the preliminary proceedings of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, a search of the suspect's house and vehicle was conducted in the area of Vitez, during which items that can be linked to the criminal offense were found and temporarily seized with a receipt, namely: one automatic rifle with two accompanying magazines and ammunition, one A4 sheet of paper with written threatening content, and one mobile phone.

The person deprived of liberty has been handed over to the detention facilities for persons deprived of liberty of the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior, and criminal processing will continue under the supervision of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office in order to document the committed criminal offense and determine its motives.

On this occasion, the Police Administration of the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior expresses gratitude to colleagues from the Police Administration of the Zenica-Doboj Canton Ministry of Interior and the Police Administration of the Central Bosnia Canton Ministry of Interior for the cooperation and assistance in the realization of today's activities.