The main trial in the criminal case against the defendants Ranko Debevac, Osman Mehmedagić and Milislav Pijuk will begin on Monday, March 30, before the Special Department for Corruption, Organized and Intercantonal Crime of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ranko Debevec is charged with the criminal offenses of Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220, Paragraph 1, in conjunction with Article 29, Forgery of an Official Document under Article 226, Paragraphs 1 and 2, in conjunction with Article 29, Receiving a Reward or Other Form of Benefit for Trading in Influence under Article 219, Paragraph 1, Unauthorized Wiretapping and Audio and Optical Recording under Article 147a, in conjunction with Article 29 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the criminal offense under Article 29 of the Law on Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the criminal offense of Misrepresentation under Article 369, Paragraph 1, in conjunction with Article 29, all in conjunction with Article 53 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Osman Mehmedagić is charged with the criminal offenses of Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220, Paragraph 1, in conjunction with Article 29, Forgery of an Official Document under Article 226, Paragraph 2, and Abuse of Position or Authority under Article 220, Paragraph 1, all in conjunction with Article 53 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Milisav Pijuk is charged with the criminal offenses of wiretapping and audio and optical recording under Article 147a. in conjunction with Article 29 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the criminal offense under Article 29 of the Law on Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the criminal offense of False Representation under Article 369, Paragraph 1, in conjunction with Article 29, all in conjunction with Article 53 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“The start of the trial of the accused Debevac, Mehmedagić and Pijuk before the Special Department was scheduled after the Criminal Department of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a decision under number 65 0 K 1201947 26 Kr, which resolved the conflict of jurisdiction in the case. The Municipal Court in Sarajevo initiated an examination of the conflict of jurisdiction, considering that it did not have jurisdiction to proceed in the case against the accused Debevac, Mehmedagić and Pijuk, which was previously conducted before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina under number S1 2 K 047095 25,” the Information Service of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina states.
In a press release, they emphasize that the confirmation of an indictment or the issuance of a non-final decision against a certain person does not mean that that person is actually responsible for committing a criminal offense. According to the principle of the presumption of innocence, everyone is considered innocent of a criminal offense until their guilt is established by a final judgment.
