A trial panel of Section II for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today rendered the judgment in the case of Miloš Antonić sentencing him to five years imprisonment.

At a hearing held on 2 March 2006, the accused pleaded guilty to all charges in the indictment. The Court has accepted the plea and found the accused guilty for the criminal offense of organized crime pursuant to Article 250 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH) in connection with the following criminal offenses:

• Abuse of office or official authority pursuant to Article 383 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC FBiH)
• Forging of official document pursuant to Article 389 of CC FBiH
• Money Laundering pursuant to Article 209 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH)
• Tax evasion pursuant to Article 210 paragraph 2 of CC BiH, in connection with Article 31 of the CC BiH (aiding)