Mirzet Omerović Arrested for Revealing Identity of Protected Witness in Naser Orić Case

At the order of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Sunday in the Sarajevo area, Mirzet Omerović (1974) was deprived of liberty, suspected of committing the criminal offense of revealing the identity of a protected witness. The deprivation of liberty, at the order of the prosecutor from the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was carried out by police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), reports the Bosnian news agency Patria.

The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina is conducting an investigation against the suspect due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of revealing the identity of a protected witness under Article 240, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the case of Naser Orić et al.

The suspect will be handed over to the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the legal deadline, where the prosecutor in charge will examine him in the capacity of a suspect, after which a decision will be made on filing a motion for detention or a restraining order in accordance with the law.