The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has asked the state court to issue a warrant for Zoran Galić, deputy director of the Agency for Investigations and Protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina - SIPA, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed to Radio Free Europe (RSE) on August 6.
Suspect Galić escaped arrest by fleeing to Croatia, the BiH Prosecutor's Office stated earlier, which suspects Galić of abuse of position and accepting bribes.
"Galić illegally crossed the BiH border on July 8 and fled to Croatia, after learning that he would be arrested," announced the Prosecutor's Office of BiH on July 9.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH suspects him of abusing the position of director of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Galić held that position from 2014 to 2023.
Galić should have been arrested by officers of SIPA, the state police agency where he was appointed deputy director in March 2023.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH announced at the beginning of July that it suspects that someone tipped off Galić that he would be arrested in the case of "high-level corruption", in which the European police agency - EUROPOL is also providing support.
After fleeing to Croatia, Galić first requested sick leave from SIPA, and then, through his lawyer, submitted a request to be relieved of his duties as deputy director of this agency before the end of his mandate, stating that he had fulfilled the conditions for retirement.
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is considering Galić's status at an extraordinary session on July 31.
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