In organization of Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI), from 11th to 13th of May, study visit to judicial institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo, was held. The visit was organized within the project “Strengthening Investigation and Prosecution Capacities – Use of Bargaining Instruments for the Efficient Investigation”, supported by the Embassy of the Netherland through MATRA Programme. The project aims to contribute to the efficiency of judicial system in Montenegro trough strengthening capacities of the judges, prosecutors and lawyers for implementation of the institute of plea agreement and deferred prosecutions trough acquiring of new theoretical and practical knowledge in comparative legal systems.

On the first day, participants were hosted by President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina Tegeltija Milan, member of the Presidency of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH Zijad Kadric, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Presidential Council of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Katica, Deputy Director of the Secretariat of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hajro Pošković. Also, participants had the opportunity to attend session in court and to get acquainted with the work of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During the second day of the visit, participants had the opportunity to meet with the President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Meddžida Kreso, who get them acquainted with the work of this institution and reform challenge in the postwar period. Thereafter, delegation met with representatives of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office, Deputy Chief Prosecutor and Head of the Special Department for War Crimes Gordana Tadic, Deputy Chief Prosecutor and Head of Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption Bozo Mihajlovic, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ozrenka Neskovic, Deputy Head of Department and Head of the Department 3 for other crimes within the jurisdiction of Section 3 Miroslav D. Marković, prosecutor in the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption Ismet Suskic.

The visit concluded an agreement on the continuation of regional cooperation in the future.