On 15 November 2019, the Court of BiH confirmed the Indictment in the case of Amir Harbaš et al. charging the Accused of having committed criminal offenses as follows: Amir Harbaš – Organized Crime, in violation of Article 250(3) of the CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Receiving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit in violation of Article 217(2) of the CC BiH; Adnan Topić, Mersud Sijamhodžić, Mirnes Ćano and Safet Durić – Organized Crime, in violation of Article 250(2) of the CC BiH, as read with the criminal offense of Receiving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit in violation of Article 217(2) of the CC BiH; Elvis Saračević – Giving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit, in violation of Article 218(1) and (2) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 53 of the CC BiH; Edin Pjanić – Receiving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit, in violation of Article 217(1) of the CC BiH.

At the plea hearing held on 25 December 2019, the accused Harbaš Amir, Topić Adnan, Sijamhodžić Mersud, Ćano Mirnes, Durić Safet, Saračević Elvis and Pjanić Edin pled not guilty.

The main trial was initiated on 22  February 2021. The prosecution is currently presenting its evidence.

Panel of Judges composed of: Tankić Izo, Blagić Stanko, Ćuković Biljana

The Court delivered a Judgment in the case of Amir Harbaš et al. (S1 2 K 034029 19 K), finding the accused guilty as follows: The accused Mersud Sijamhodžić – continued criminal offense of Receiving Gifts or Other Forms of Benefit under Article 217(2) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 54 of the CC BiH; the accused Adnan Topić - criminal offense of Receiving Gifts or Other Forms of Benefit under Article 217(2) of the CC BiH; the accused Safet Durić - continued criminal offense of Receiving Gifts or Other Forms of Benefit under Article 217(2) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 54 of the CC BiH. The Court sentenced the accused Mersud Sijamhodžić and Adnan Topić to, respectively, nine (9) months' imprisonment and six (6) months' imprisonment. As an accessory punishment, the Court imposed on the accused Sijamhodžić and Topić a fine in the amount of 3,000.00 BAM each. The accused were ordered to pay the fines within six months after the judgment became final. Pursuant to Article 47(3) of the CC BiH, if the accused failed to pay the fine(s), the Court shall substitute the fine(s) by imprisonment in such a way that each 100 BAM started be substituted by one day of imprisonment. The Court confiscated 300.00 BAM and 200.00 EUR from the accused Sijamhodžić (a received gift in the form of money) and 400.00 BAM from the accused Topić (a received gift in the form of money). The accused were ordered to pay the said amounts to the Budget BiH within 30 days after the judgment became final. The Court imposed a suspended sentence on the accused Safet Durić, fixing a punishment of imprisonment for a term of 6 (six) months and ordering at the same time that the sentence would not be carried out unless the Accused commits another crime over a period of two years after the judgment became final. As an accessory punishment, the Court imposed on the accused Durić a fine in the amount of 2,000.00 BAM, to be paid within six months after the judgment. Pursuant to Article 47(3) of the CC BiH, if the accused failed to pay the fine(s), the Court shall substitute the fine(s) by imprisonment in such a way that each 100 BAM started be substituted by one day of imprisonment.