The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed, on 2 July 2021 an indictment in the case of Mile Ilić and others charging the accused with commission of the criminal offenses as follows:
- the accused Mile Ilić, the criminal offense of Organizing a Group or Association for Distribution of Goods on Which Duties Were Not Paid under Article 215(2) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH), the criminal offense of Smuggling under Article 214(1) and (2) of the CC BiH and the criminal offense of Illicit Trade in Excise Products under Article 210a. of the CC BiH;
- the accused Zoran Jovanović, the criminal offense of Organizing a Group or Association for Distribution of Goods on Which Duties Were Not Paid under Article 215(2) of the CC BiH, the criminal offense of Smuggling under Article 214(1) and (2) of the CC BiH and the criminal offense of Giving Gift and Other Forms of Benefit under Article 218(1) in connection with Paragraph 3 of the CC BiH;
- the accused Špiro Subotić, the criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(1) of the CC BiH and the criminal offense of Accepting Gifts or Other Forms of Benefit under Article 217(1) of the CC BiH;
- the accused Ahmed Beširević, the criminal offense of Abuse of Office or Official Authority under Article 220(1) of the CC BiH.
The indictment alleges that the accused Mile Ilić became a member of a group of people for organized smuggling and distribution of the goods on which duties were not paid, within which they transferred, by avoiding customs control, the goods of greater value through customs lines, that is, the goods whose import is limited or requires special licenses, whereupon the accused unlawfully sold excise products unmarked with tax or control labels.
The accused Zoran Jovanović became a member of a group of people for organized smuggling and distribution of the goods on which duties were not paid, within which they transferred, by avoiding customs control, the goods of greater value through customs lines, that is, the goods whose import is limited or requires special licenses, and thus gave a gift to an official person at the ITA BiH in order that he does not perform acts which he should perform within his office, and thereupon reported the criminal offense of Giving Gifts and Other Forms of Benefit prior to being disclosed, as alleged in the indictment.
The indictment further alleges that the accused Špiro Subotić in the capacity of an official person at the institutions of BiH, by abusing his office and authority, that is, by failing to perform his official duties, he obtained benefit for him, obtained benefit for others and caused damage to the BiH Budget, and received gifts for him and others in order that he does not perform the act he should perform within his official duty, namely that he interceded in such a bribery.
The accused Ahmed Beširević in the capacity of an official person at the institutions of BiH, by abusing his office and authority, that is, by failing to perform his official duties, he obtained benefit for others and caused damage to the BiH Budget, as alleged in the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH.