Bosnia and Herzegovina police detain top Human Rights Minister

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Bosnia and Herzegovina police detain top Human Rights Minister

SIPA police officers with the help of the RS Ministry of the Interior, operated an operation to detain the suspect Milo Lu i 1986, the current Minister of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the order of the prosecutor from the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption.

Along with the deprivation of liberty, office premises and the suspect's place of residence, as well as other facilities, are being searched to find evidence of committed criminal acts, the BiH Prosecutor's Office said.

Suspect Lu i is being investigated by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and is suspected of criminal offenses of abuse of position or authority. He is connected to several corrupt criminal offenses that caused damage to the budget of BiH, and illegal property benefit was achieved for the suspect and other persons related to him.

The suspect, accompanied by SIPA, will be handed over to the acting prosecutor within the legal deadline, who, after questioning the suspect, will decide on further activities, according to the statement.