Having held a guilty plea agreement consideration hearing and a sentencing hearing in the case of Miroslav Pajić et al., on 21 September 2023 the Court of BiH delivered and pronounced a Judgment, finding the accused Miroslav Pajić and Sreto Pajić guilty of the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250 CC BiH, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Smuggling under Article 214 CC BiH, the criminal offense of Aggravated Theft under Article 287 CC FBiH, and Extortion under Article 295 CC FBiH, as read with Article 53 CC BiH, and other criminal offenses listed in the operative part of the Judgment.
The Court sentenced the accused Miroslav Pajić to six (6) years of imprisonment. The time the accused spent in pre-trial custody, from 27 May 2017 to 27 November 2017 and from 3 July 2018 to 30 December 2019, shall be credited towards his sentence of imprisonment. The Court also fined the accused Miroslav Pajić with 40,000.00 BAM, which the accused shall pay within 1 (one) year of the day when the Judgment becomes final.
The Court sentenced the accused Sreto Pajić to 4 (four) years and six (6) months of imprisonment. The time the accused spent in pre-trial custody, from, 27 February 2017 to 23 August 2017, and from 1 April 2022 onwards, shall be credited towards his sentence of imprisonment. The Court also fined the accused Sreto Pajić with 32,000.00 BAM, which the accused shall pay within 1 (one) year of the day when the Judgment becomes final.
The following amounts of ill-gotten gain shall be confiscated from the accused:
- 20,000.00 BAM from the accused Miroslav Pajić;
- 15,000.00 BAM from the accused Sreto Pajić.
Also, the Court issued a Decision extending the travel ban imposed on the accused Miroslav Pajić under Article 126(2) CPC BiH.
The same Decision terminated custody of the accused Sreto Pajić, and imposed on him a travel ban under Article 126(2) CPC BiH. Also, the ban on meeting with specific individuals, previously imposed on the accused Sreto Pajić under Article 126.a(1)c) CPC BiH, is now lifted.
The accused have been warned that the Court may remand them in custody if found in violation of any of the imposed restrictive measures, which may last for as long as necessary, or until the accused are committed to serve their respective prison sentences.
