In deciding on a motion filed by the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued, on 10 December 2021, a decision in the case of Veljko Ugrenović et al. partly granting the Prosecution’s motion and ordering the suspects Veljko Ugrenović, Mladen Grbić, Savo Dragišić, Saša Vidović, Aleksandar Vitez, Filip Munjeran, Gordan Gvozden,  Dražen Karan, Dragoslav Radaković, Darko Vujić, Kostadin Balaban, Nebojša Tojagić, Dario Taškov and Radivoje Lekić in custody. Under the referenced decision, custody can last no longer than one month running from the arrest day, that is, until 8 January 2022 or until the Court’s new decision. The suspects are ordered in custody due to the existing particular custody grounds set forth under Article 132(1) a), b) and c) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC BiH), namely due to a risk of flight, a risk that they will destroy, conceal, alter or forge evidence and clues relevant to the criminal proceeding, exert influence on the witnesses, accessories or accomplices, and due to a risk that they will repeat the criminal offense or complete the attempted criminal offense.

The Court dismissed as ill-founded the Prosecution’s motion related to the suspect Saša Narančić, who was promptly released from custody.

Veljko Ugrenović and others are under suspicion that they committed the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250 (2) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH), in connection with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) of the CC BiH, the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Arms and Military Equipment and Products of Dual Use under Article 193(1) of the CC BiH, the criminal offense of Smuggling of Persons under Article 189 of the CC BiH and the criminal offense of Aggravated Theft under Article 226(2) of the CC of Republika Srpska (CC RS).