Having held a hearing, on 10 November 2023, in the case of Saša Ratković et al. (S1 2 K 044836 23 K), pursuant to a motion filed by defense counsel for the accused, where the Prosecution consented that a bail be determined and restrictive measures imposed as proposed in the motion filed by defense counsel for the two accused, the Court of  Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a decision granting the motions filed by defense counsel for the accused Mitar Blagojević and Dražen Šiniković. Thus, having accepted bail in relation to the accused Mitar Blagojević in the amount of 265,200.00 BAM and the bail in relation to the accused Dražen Šiniković in the amount of 299,470.00 BAM, the Court terminated custody of theses accused and imposed on them the restrictive measures as follows:

- ban on leaving the place of residence and a travel ban under Article 126(1) and (2) of the CPC BiH;

- mandatory occasional reporting to the state authority referred to in Article 126. a (1) d) of the CPC BiH.

The imposed restrictive measures can stay in force as long as necessary, or until a new Court’s decision. The justifiability of the imposed restrictive measures will be reviewed upon expiration of each two (2) months. The accused were particularly cautioned that they can be ordered into custody should they violate any of the restrictive measures imposed.

The accused Mitar Blagojević and Dražen Šiniković, in concert with other members of the group, have been charged with the commission of the following criminal offenses:

-           Mitar Blagojević, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) of the CC BiH, in connection with the criminal offenses of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) and (3) of the CC BiH, and Forgery of Documents under Article 373(2), in conjunction with Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

-           Dražen Šiniković, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250(2) of the CC BiH, in connection with the criminal offenses of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195(1) of the CC BiH, and Money Laundering under Article 209(3) in conjunction with Paragraph (1) of the CC BiH,

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