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Political Blockages Stopping Reforms in Bosnia, CoE Report Warns
In its fifth Evaluation Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina published on Thursday, the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption, GRECO, urged authorities in Bosnia to overcome political blockages that are preventing reforms from taking place.
Bosnian Woman Charged With Financing ISIL Terrorism
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an indictment against Sena Hamzabegovic, charging her with having sent around 230,000 Bosnian marks (around 118,000 Euro) in several instalments to finance terrorist operations and activities by Bosnian citizens on the battlefields in Syria and Iraq.
Bosnia Arrests Suspected Former ISIS Fighters on Return Home
Members of Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrested suspected former ISIS fighters in Syria after they landed at Sarajevo airport on Thursday night.
Boris Grubesic, from the State Prosecutor's Office, said the men are suspected of the crime of organising or joining terrorist groups,
Two Bosnians Jailed for Planning Terror Attacks
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday found two hard-line Islamists guilty of acquiring guns and explosive devices in preparation for terrorist attacks. It sentenced Maksim Bozic (1990) to four years in jail and Edin Hastor (1972) to two-and-a-half years.
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Bosnia Minister Calls Protest Over Top Judicial Official
Dragan Mektic, the Minister of Security in Bosnia, has called for public protests on Wednesday in front of the building of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, HJPC, after a video emerged suggesting its boss had taken a bribe.
Bosnia Arrests Suspect Over US Embassy Attack
Bosnian police arrested Munib Ahmetspahic on Thursday evening at Sarajevo Airport, sources close to the investigation told BIRN in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Swiss Probe Bosnian Company Over Money Laundering Suspicions
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, OAG, has confirmed to BIRN that it is conducting criminal proceedings against a Bosnian citizen, Ibrahim Zudjelovic, amongst others, on suspicion of money laundering.
Bosnia Charges Two over Thwarted 'Terror Attack'
The Bosnian prosecution filed an indictment on Tuesday against Maksim Bozic, alias 'Muhamed', and Edin Hastor, alias 'Amidza', accusing them of preparing a terrorist attack that was prevented by the authorities.
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Police Arrest Two in Sarajevo Anti-Terror Raids
State Investigation and Protection Agency police on Tuesday found weapons, bombs, ammunition, cases for automatic rifles, knives and flags of the so-called Islamic State during two raids on properties in Sarajevo used by terrorism suspects.
The operation was the result of an investigation that had been ongoing for several months, the state prosecution said.
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Radical Islamist arrested on Bosnia-Serbia border
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The border police in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina have arrested Enes Mesic, a radical Islamist and a former member of Islamic State.
Mesic was arrested while attempting to illegally cross the border and rejoin this terrorist organization, a border police statement said on Wednesday.
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