SARAJEVO, August 2 (FENA) - On 25 June 2018, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed Indictment charging the accused Elvis Salčinović, Denis Hamidović, Toni Hamidović, Vehbija Salčinović and Kenan Frndić with the criminal offense of Organized Crime in conjunction with the criminal offense of International Human Trafficking, the criminal offense of Forging Documents, the criminal offense of Giving a Bribe, the criminal offense of Giving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit and the criminal offense of Money Laundering; the accused Luka Hrustić with the criminal offense of Organized Crime in conjunction with the criminal offense of International Human Trafficking, the criminal offense of Giving a Bribe and the criminal offense of Giving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit; the accused Nedeljko Dakić with the criminal offense of Organized Crime in conjunction with the criminal offense of International Human Trafficking and the criminal offense of Giving a Bribe; and the accused Božidar Trišić with the criminal offense Organized Crime in conjunction with the criminal offense of International Human Trafficking, the criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority, the criminal offense of Falsifying or Destroying Official Documents and the criminal offense of Accepting a Bribe.
Under the Indictment Elvis Salčinović and others are charged that in the period between 2012 and 2015, Elvis Salčinović organized and lead an organized criminal group that included Denis Hamidović, Toni Hamidović, Vehbija Salčinović, Luka Hrustić, Kenan Frndić, Božidar Trišić, Nedeljko Dakić and other persons known to them; the group was organized for the purpose of recruiting, transporting, handing over and receiving female persons and underage persons to be exploited for perpetrating various criminal acts of theft in the State in which those persons did not have residence or citizenship. Furthermore, they are charged that they, with a view to acquiring gain for themselves or another, illegally transferred or enabled transfers of one or more persons across the State border and, to that end, the accused drew up, procured and possessed false travel and personal documents; the accused acquired financial gain amounting to BAM 5,782,094.66, material goods and other forms of benefit through the perpetration of the referenced criminal acts/exploitation of persons.
The accused used the money acquired through the perpetration of the referenced criminal acts to purchase movable and immovable property abroad and carry out additional building on their property to increase its value. The accused also disposed of the money, converted the money and transferred it to make it legitimate, stated the BiH Court.
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