US EditionBosnian Serb Leader Signs Laws Banning Central Police And Courts
- Bosnian officials have filed a complaint at the Constitutional Court challenging laws that prohibit the state judiciary and police from operating in Serb-controlled areas, arguing that these laws violate Bosnia's constitution.
- The laws were passed after Milorad Dodik was convicted and sentenced to a year in prison for his separatist actions.
- Dodik, who has support from Russia, has continuously called for the separation of the Serb-run region to join Serbia, leading to fears of increased tensions.
- Bosnian officials describe the legislation as a coup that threatens the unity of the country established by the Dayton peace accords.
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“The actions of Milorad Dodik, the President of the Republika Srpska, undermine the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and threaten its security and stability,” begins a tweet by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Saturday morning, Hungarian time. Rubio continues by saying that the United States encourages Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political leaders to engage in a constructive and responsible dialogue. He also ends the tweet with a messa…
The Serbian part of Bosnia-Herzegovina wants to deprive Bosnian judicial bodies of their authority. The Constitutional Court sees the stability of the country in danger.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an extraordinary session, suspended the implementation of controversial laws of the Republika Srpska, with which this entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina banned the operation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's judicial and security institutions on its territory, until a final decision is made.
Bosnia's top court temporarily suspends separatist laws adopted by Bosnian Serbs
Bosnia's top court has temporarily suspended a set of laws enacted by separatist Bosnian Serb authorities that barred the state judiciary and police from operating in the Serb-controlled part of the country.
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Bosnia top court suspends Serb leader's separatist laws
Bosnia's Constitutional Court on Friday suspended legislation proposed by Serb leader Milorad Dodik rejecting the authority of the federal policy and judiciary in the deeply divided country's Serb statelet.
In the part of Republika Srpska, police officers of the Bosnian general state are said to have been displaced from their jobs.
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