Commencement of trial before the Appellate Panel in the case Sedinet Karić et al. scheduled

11.11.2008, 10:09
A commencement of trial before the Appellate Panel of the Section II for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the case Sedinet Karić et al. has been scheduled for 12 November 2008, starting at 9:00 a.m., in courtroom 6.

On 20 June 2005 the Trial Panel found the Accused in this case guilty of the following criminal offenses:

  • Sedinet Karić - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion, Continued Money Laundering, Illegal Possession of Weapons and was convicted to a compound prison sentence of two years for a probation period of four years and a fine in the amount of KM 800,000.00
  • Senida Karić - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion and Continued Money Laundering acting in both cases as accomplice and Illegal Possession of Weapons and was convicted to a compound prison sentence of one year and eight months for a probation period of three years and six months and a fine in the amount of KM 600.000
  • Besim Jahić - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion and Continued Money Laundering acting in both cases as accomplice and was convicted to a compound prison sentence of one year and six months for a probation period of three years
  • Novalija Zukić - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion and Continued Money Laundering acting in both cases as accomplice and was convicted to a compound prison sentence of one year and six months for a probation period of three years and a fine in the amount of KM 40,000.00
  • Mehmed Salkić - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion acting as accomplice and was convicted to a prison sentence of one year for a probation period of two years
  • Amira Zahirović - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion and Continued Money Laundering acting in both cases as accomplice and was convicted to a compound prison sentence of one year and six months for a probation period of three years and the amount of KM 100,199.23 is to be seized from her
  • Eldar Malinić - guilty of Continued Tax Evasion and Continued Money Laundering acting in both cases as accomplice and was convicted to a compound prison sentence of one year and six months for a probation period of three years 3 years suspended sentence.

The Trial Panel acquitted the Accused Sedinet Karić, Senida Karić, Besim Jahić and Novalija Zukić of charges of Organised Crime and Giving of Gifts and Customs Fraud. Amira Zahirović and Eldar Malinić were also acquitted of charges of Customs Fraud. Mehmed Salkić, Amira Zahirović and Eldar Malinić were acquitted of charges of Organised Crime while Mehmed Salkić was acquitted of charges of Money Laundering and Customs Fraud.