The Bosnian Prosecutor's Office has issued arrest warrants for three prominent Bosnian Serb lawmakers, led by Milorad Dodik, amid suspicions of actions threatening Bosnia's constitutional integrity. Dodik, who leads the Serb-majority entity Republika Srpska, has dismissed the prosecutions as politically motivated and refuses to cooperate. His recent legal troubles include a conviction for disobeying international orders, which he responded to by implementing laws to restrict federal oversight in his region. These developments have raised tensions further, prompting increased peacekeeping measures from European forces in Bosnia.
"Let's see how they are going to try to arrest us," Dodik said in a press conference on Wednesday. "We are not worried, we are determined."
"This is politically motivated and we don't want to take part in it," he added. Dodik, who leads Bosnia's Serb-majority statelet Republika Srpska, has repeatedly said he does not recognize the Bosnian prosecution office and will not go to Sarajevo for questioning.
"No one will be arrested," said Republika Srpska's Interior Minister Sinisa Karan, emphasizing that the ministry's duty is to protect the constitutional order.
After his conviction, Dodik passed a series of laws banning the federal police and judiciary from operating within his territory, escalating tensions in Bosnia.
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