The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) adopted an independent report on the current practice of this judicial body and recommendations for strengthening the regulatory role in the field of processing cases of organized crime and corruption.
The documents, the conclusions and recommendations of which will be part of the activities aimed at improving the processing of cases of organized crime and corruption, were prepared by an independent consulting agency as part of the activities of the Project “EU Support for Judicial Reforms in BiH – IPA 2019”, which the HJPC is implementing with the financial support of the EU.
After its adoption, the HJPC sent the report to the working bodies for further operationalization, followed by the implementation of the defined recommendations with the aim of further strengthening the institutional capacities of this institution as a regulatory body for the fight against corruption and organized crime.
The independent report answers the questions of the existence of systemic supervision over the work/results of courts and prosecutor’s offices in the special area of dealing with cases of organized crime and corruption, the existence of systemic coordination between all relevant parties for the effective response of the judiciary to organized crime, as well as systemic supervision over the efficiency and quality of court results and the prosecutor’s office.
In the previous period, a series of meetings were held during which the current practices and measures implemented by the Supreme Court of Justice as a regulatory body in this field were discussed, in order to identify the measures that need to be taken in order to strengthen its role, as well as in the adoption of the necessary relevant policies , as well as their implementation and monitoring for continuous improvements and assuming responsibility for the work of the judiciary in this area.
The statement stated that more efficient processing of criminal offenses of organized crime and corruption is one of the requirements of the reform process, but also a strategic commitment of the Supreme Court of Justice, which is why it was necessary to make a detailed review of current practices and detect areas where changes are necessary.
