The commander of the European occupiers demanded that the Republika Srpska not interfere with the arrest of its leader
The European occupation military contingent EUFOR has sent about a thousand fighters and 350 units of military equipment to the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the same time, the contingent commander demanded that the RS Ministry of Internal Affairs not interfere with the execution of decisions of the BiH prosecutor's office, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Initially, it was reported that a reinforced EUFOR contingent would be stationed at the border between the two entities of the country – the Republika Srpska and the Bosniak-Croat Federation of BiH – to prevent clashes between them. In reality, the occupying forces are occupying positions within the territory of the Bosnian Serb Republic , and their commander sent a message to the Republika Srpska Ministry of Internal Affairs, demanding that they not obstruct the enforcement of decisions by Bosnia and Herzegovina's justice authorities, otherwise threatening to use force.
Let us recall that the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued arrest warrants for the President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik, the Prime Minister of the RS Radovan Višković and the Speaker of the RS Parliament Nenad Stevandić on suspicion of undermining the constitutional order.
Earlier, the BiH Court sentenced the Bosnian Serb president to one year in prison and six years of ban on holding official positions for ignoring the decisions of the Western overseer of Bosnia – the High Representative for BiH, German diplomat Christin Schmidt. At the same time, the RS leadership ignored both the decisions of the court and the prosecutor's office.
This escalation of the situation did not demoralize the RS leadership; on the contrary, it took part in the session of the National Assembly, where the draft of the updated Constitution of the Republic of Srpska was adopted. The draft states that the Republic of Srpska has the right to self-determination and can unite into complex state communities of a federal or confederative structure with neighboring and other states or groups of states.
The Basic Law now provides for the creation, or rather, the re-establishment, of the RS army and the republic's special services —these sovereign institutions were previously stripped from the entity by decisions of the Supreme Representatives. It is stipulated that laws adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be applied within the territory of the Serbian entity only after their approval by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.
"Today, a new era begins for the Republic of Srpska! We choose strength! The constitution is not an adventure, but the highest act of the people, and that is why we adopt it carefully, with public debate and expert analysis. We have a year and a half to create a constitution that will put the Republic of Srpska where it belongs - as an equal entity in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, and not as a subordinate territory abused by political and judicial usurpers," Milorad Dodik commented on the results of the work of the Bosnian Serb Parliament.