INDICTMENT

"Respirators" affair: What did the accused Fikret Hodži do with 400,000 KM?!

He withdrew 100,000 KM in cash from the account, but later ordered the accountant to make a decision on the alleged distribution of money for the purchase of raspberries

Hodžić: He had money at his disposal. Avaz

M. Aščić

The suspect, and now the accused in the "Respirators" affair, Fikret Hodžić, the owner of the company "Srebrena Malina", which imported 100 respirators from China to B&H worth 10.5 million KM, had money paid to him by the FB&H Government for respirators in the manner that he paid import duties and costs of the import procedure, it is stated in the indictment of the Prosecutor's Office of B&H.

Account blocked

On December 30th, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the indictment against Fadil Novalić, Prime Minister of the Federation B&H, Fahrudin Solak, suspended director of the Federal Civil Protection Administration (FCPA), Hodžić,the owner of "Srebrna malina", and FB&H Deputy Prime Minister Jelka Milićević.

They are also accused of procuring protective equipment worth 2.9 million KM.

According to the details of the indictment, the Prosecutor's Office of B&H, based on the financial investigation, determined that the accused Hodžić in the period from April 3rd to May 4th, 2020, when by the decision of the Court of B&H funds of "Srebrna malina" were blocked in the amount of 1,096,520 KM, in addition to paying import duties, he also made other payments and disbursements in B&H and abroad in the total amount of 400,000 KM.


Facsimile of the indictment of the Prosecutor's Office of B&H: Who concealed the money flows. Avaz

However, prosecutors believe that on April 27th, a few days after 80 respirators arrived in Sarajevo, Hodžić withdrew 100,000 KM in cash from an account that he used in a manner known to him, but that in order to conceal this payment and the purpose of use, on May 5th, he issued an order to the accountant of the company to make a decision to increase the cash maximum up to 120,000 KM.

In the request to the accountant, Hodžić asked that the decision should be dated on 27th April, after which, in order to conceal this money, he requested that a decision be made on the distribution of money for the alleged purchase of raspberries, which V. K. did.


Economic business

The indictment alleges that Hodžić kept the money he knew to have been obtained by a criminal offense, and then disposed of it and used it in his business.

Novalić and Solak concealed that money and used untrue business documents as if they were true and that they entered untrue data in business books, documents and files.


Brother Redžep will testify

The list of witnesses in this case includes 67 persons who will be called by prosecutors depending on the order in which the evidence is presented. However, it is interesting that on the list, apart from Ana Bavrka, whom Hodžić reported as an employee, there is his brother Redžep, otherwise one of the co-owners of "Srebrna malina".