“FOR ATTACK ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER”: Dodik summoned to B&H Prosecutor’s office, RS Prime Minister and Parliament speaker suspects, too!

The President of Republika Srpska (RS), Milorad Dodik, is expected to appear today at the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as a suspect for attacking the constitutional order of the state. This follows his signing of a decree enacting laws that prohibit the work of the BiH Court, Prosecutor’s Office, and the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) on RS territory. Alongside Dodik, RS Prime Minister Radovan Višković and RS National Assembly Speaker Nenad Stevandić are also suspects.

These laws were adopted by the RS National Assembly on February 27 and were annulled by the BiH Constitutional Court on March 7.

Dodik previously stated that he would not respond to the summons from the BiH Prosecutor’s Office, claiming that RS does not recognize the authority of this institution on its territory.

According to procedure, if Dodik refuses to attend the hearing, he must provide a valid reason for his absence, after which a new summons will be issued.

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If he ignores that summons as well, the BiH Criminal Procedure Code mandates an order for his apprehension, and in the most extreme case, an arrest warrant may be issued.

As part of the case concerning the “attack on the constitutional order,” certain witnesses have also been summoned for questioning, including RS Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government Senka Jujuć and RS Minister of Justice Miloš Bukejlović.

Under the Criminal Procedure Code, they are required to appear for questioning. If they refuse, an order for their detention may be issued, and they could face a fine of 5,000 convertible marks (approximately 2,500 euros). Refusal to testify carries a fine of 30,000 KM (around 15,000 euros).