On 12 March 2026 the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered a Trial Judgment in the criminal case against the accused Saša Ratković et al., finding the accused Milan Matković, Saša Ratković, Vasilije Stjepić, Dragan Supić, Vladica Rakić, Mitar Blagojević, Miroslav Čalija, Tomislav Vidaković guilty in the conviction part of the Judgment, pursuant to Article 285 CPC BiH, so the Court imposed on them the prison sentences as follows:

• the accused Milan Matković, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(3) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offenses of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH, Falsifying a Document under Article 373(2), as read with Paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC FBiH), and the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH, then for the committed criminal offense of Preparation of a Criminal Offense under Article 339 CC FBiH, as read with the criminal offense of Murder under Article 166(2)d) CC FBIH, and the committed criminal offense of Murder under Article 166(2)d) CC FBiH as read with Article 32(2) CC FBiH - the compound sentence of 19 years of imprisonment;

• the accused Saša Ratković, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH and the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH - the sentence of 10 years of imprisonment;

• the accused Dragan Supić, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH - the sentence of 6 years and 6 months of imprisonment;

• the accused Tomislav Vidaković, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH and the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH, and the committed criminal offense of Falsifying an Official Document under Article 226(1), as read with Article 30, of the CC BiH - the sentence of 5 years and 6 months of imprisonment;

• the accused Vladica Rakić, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH and the criminal offense of Falsifying a Document under Article 373(2), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC FBiH - the sentence of 6 years and 6 months of imprisonment;

• the accused Vasilije Stjepić, concerning the committed the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH and the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH - the sentence of 8 years of imprisonment;

• the accused Mitar Blagojević, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH and as read with the criminal offense of Falsifying a Document under Article 373(2), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC FBiH - the sentence of 5 years of imprisonment;

• the accused Miroslav Čalija, concerning the committed criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Falsifying a Document under Article 373(2), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC FBiH, and as read with the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH - the sentence of 5 years and 6 months of imprisonment.

Contrary to the foregoing, in the acquitting part of the judgment, pursuant to Article 284c) of the Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the accused Milan Matković, Dragan Supić, Vasilije Stijepić, Mitar Blagojević and Miroslav Čalija have been acquitted of the charges that they committed the following:

• the accused Milan Matković, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) and (3) CC BiH, and as read with the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), in conjunction with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH,

• the accused Vasilije Stjepić, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH, and as read with the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), in conjunction with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH,

• the accused Mitar Blagojević, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(3) CC BiH,

• the accused Dragan Supić, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) CC BiH;

• the accused Miroslav Čalija, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209(3), in conjunction with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH.

Based on the legal provisions, the proceeds of crime will be confiscated from the accused Milan Matković, Dragan Supić and Vladica Rakić.

At the same time, pursuant to the relevant legal provisions, the Court issued a Decision remanding the accused Milan Matković in continued custody following the announcement of the judgment, which pursuant to this Decision can last until the accused’s committal to serve the prison sentence, or until a new Court’s decision, while custody cannot last longer than the prison sentence imposed.

In addition, based on the relevant legal provisions, the Court issued a Decision remanding the accused Saša Ratković in custody, which pursuant to this Decision can last no longer than 9 (nine) months from the arrest day, or until a new decision of the Court, all pursuant to Article 132(1)a) CPC BiH.

The Court extended the restrictive measure of a travel ban under Article 126(2) CPC BiH, imposed on the accused Dragan Supić, Tomislav Vidaković, Vladica Rakić, Vasilije Stjepić, Mitar Blagojević and Miroslav Čalija, which measure will stay in force as long as necessary, but no longer than the accused’s committal to serve the prison sentences imposed on them. Under the same Decision, the Court lifted the restrictive measure - mandatory reporting to the relevant state authority under Article 126.a(1)d) CPC BiH.

Further information about the referenced judgment is soon to follow-up.