On 4 March 2025 the Appellate Division Panel of the Court of BiH delivered and pronounced an Appeals Judgment in the case of Dragan Šojić (S1 2 K 042903 24 KžK), finding the accused Dragan Šojić guilty that by the acts described in the conviction part of the Judgment he committed the criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(1) CC BiH, as read with Article 54 of the BiH Criminal Code. The Court sentenced the accused to 10 (ten) months of imprisonment.

The Court also fined the accused with 5,000.00 BAM, which the accused must pay within 30 days of the day when the Judgment becomes final. Pursuant to Articles 110 and 111 CC BiH, the ill-gotten gain in the amount of 2,726.00 BAM shall be confiscated from the accused Dragan Šojić, which he must hand over within 30 days of the day when the Judgment becomes final.

Conversely, pursuant to Article 284a) CPC BiH, the accused is acquitted of the charges that by the acts listed in Section I) of the Judgment, and described more closely in the acquitting part of the Judgment, he committed the criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(2) as read with Paragraph 1, of the CC BiH, in conjunction with Article 54 CC BiH.

Pursuant to Article 283e) CPC BiH, the Judgment dismissed the charges that by the acts listed in Section I) of the Judgment, and described more closely in the dismissing part of the Judgment, he committed the criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(2) as read with Paragraph 1 CC BiH, in conjunction with Article 54 of the Code.

An appeal from the conviction part of the Appeals Judgment may be filed with a Third-Instance Panel of the Court.

The accused is found guilty that, in his capacity as an official person, holding the office of director of the Service for Common Affairs for Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the office of deputy director of the Service for Common Affairs for Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he overstepped the boundaries of his official authority pertaining to the use of company vehicles. According to the Judgment, the accused used such vehicles to travel to Serbia and Montenegro, both on working and non-working days, as well as during annual leave, for private purposes, covering in such vehicles a total distance of 9460 kilometers, including the crossing of state border, accruing the fuel costs of 1,195.60 BAM and maintenance costs of 1,530.40 BAM, in which way he acquired for himself the benefit in the total amount of 2,726.00 BAM, thus causing damage to the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the same amount.