Fugitive R. L. arrested: Hit cyclist with Mercedes in Hrasnica and fled

SARAJevo, (Patria) - Police officers of the Traffic Investigations Department on September 24 at 3:30 AM took over a person deprived of liberty, identified by initials R. L., born in 1993 in Hrasnica, residing in Sarajevo, for whom an arrest warrant had been issued.

On 09/22/2022 at 5:30 AM, in Šehtluci Street, Ilidža Municipality, the same person was involved in a traffic accident in which cyclist H. M. from Sarajevo sustained severe bodily injuries, after which he fled in a "Mercedes" vehicle, license plate T59-J-196, in an unknown direction. By undertaking operational-tactical measures and actions, police officers found the vehicle in Rakovička cesta Street, Novi Grad Sarajevo Municipality.

The duty prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton was informed about the above, and an investigation was conducted at the location where the vehicle was found by police officers of the Police Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton and authorized court experts in traffic and mechanical engineering.

The suspect R.L. was questioned as a suspect for the criminal offenses from Article 336, Paragraph 3 (Serious Offenses Against Public Traffic Safety), in conjunction with Article 332, Paragraph 1 (Endangering Public Traffic), and from Article 337, Paragraph 2 (Failure to Provide Assistance to a Person Injured in a Traffic Accident) of the Criminal Code of FBiH. After the completion of the criminal investigation, he was handed over to the jurisdiction of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton along with the report on the committed criminal offenses.

Members of the Intelligence and Security Agency and the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina provided significant assistance to the police officers of the Police Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton in locating the suspect.