Having completed a trial in the case of Dragan Mektić et al., on 17 March 2022 the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina acquitted the accused Dragan Mektić, Igor Golijanin, Samir Agić and Edin Garaplija of the charges as follows:

• the accused Dragan Mektić under Counts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (6.1 and 6.2), 7, 8, (8.1 and 8.2) and 9 – the continued criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(3) as read with Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH), all as read with Article 54 CC BiH, and under Counts 2, 3, 5 and 6 (6.1 and 6.2) also as read with Article 29 CC BiH;

• the accused Igor Golijaninunder Counts 5 and 6 (6.1 and 6.2) – the continued criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(2) as read with Paragraph 1 CC BiH, all as read with Articles 54 and 29 CC BiH;

• the accused Samir Agić under Counts 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 (8.1 and 8.2) and 9 – the continued criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(3) as read with Paragraph 1 CC BiH, all as read with Article 54 CC BiH, and under Counts 2, 3, 7 and 8 (8.1 and 8.2) also as read with Article 29 CC BiH;

• the accused Edin Garaplijaunder Counts 2, 3, 7, 8 (8.1 and 8.2) – the continued criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(3) as read with Paragraph 1 CC BiH, in conjunction with Article 31 CC BiH.

The accused are acquitted of the charges that in the framework of implementing the “Cross-Border Cooperation Fire Protection Project between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro,” valued at 198,454.51 Euro, implemented between 2015 and 2017, financed by the European Union Delegation to BiH, as responsible persons at the Security Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina and responsible persons at the legal entity of Fire and Explosion Protection Institute – INZA d.o.o. Sarajevo, they abused their official position and authority and obtained ill-gotten gain for themselves and others, caused damage and committed serious violation of other people’s rights, each of them within their respective area of responsibilities.