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U.S. sanctions ‘brazenly corrupt’ Bosnian state prosecutor

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The Associated Press

Fatima Hussein

People walk past a pre-election billboard showing Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Bosnia has a general election on Oct. 2, in which Dodik is running for the Bosnian Serb presidency.
People walk past a pre-election billboard showing Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Bosnia has a general election on Oct. 2, in which Dodik is running for the Bosnian Serb presidency. Photo by Darko Vojinovic /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government imposed sanctions Monday on a Bosnian state prosecutor who is accused of being complicit in corruption and undermining democratic processes in the Western Balkans.

The Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control designated sanctions against state prosecutor Diana Kajmakovic, whom the agency calls a “brazenly corrupt state prosecutor with links to criminal organizations.”

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Treasury says Kajmakovic was identified during a larger law enforcement crackdown on organized crime and narcotics trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Investigators analyzed encrypted conversations that mentioned Kajmakovic working in support of narcotics traffickers and other criminals, the agency said.

Kajmakovic allegedly helped hide evidence, prevent prosecution and assist criminal activity in exchange for personal gain and helped to block an investigation into her alleged criminal affiliates.

The U.S. government uses an executive order signed by President Joe Biden as its authority to impose sanctions. The order addresses people who threaten international stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans.

“Diana Kajmakovic has continued to undermine democracy and the rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian E. Nelson, said in an emailed statement.