The trial against the President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, in the Court of BiH for alleged disregard of decisions by Christian Schmidt, whom the Republika Srpska does not recognize as the High Representative, is a process led by embassies, and it is known which ones, said the Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, Radovan Višković, in the TeleRing show.
“It is known who is managing the judiciary in BiH, and it is no longer a secret,” Višković emphasized.
He stated that, although he has been present in the courtroom throughout the trial, it is difficult to explain how judges behave and what they do there.
“Believe me, there is a judge who gives himself the right to interpret Mr. Lukić’s medical documentation in a magical way. He has no right to do that. Only a medical expert can interpret medical documentation. Similarly, he separates the procedure arbitrarily,” said the Prime Minister.
He emphasized that there is no right to separate the procedure, and now there are two, not one.
“It is obvious that someone is in a hurry, that someone else is pulling the strings, and that can be seen in the judge himself. He seems surprised by the situation. It can be seen from the expression on his face that he is doing things outside of his conscience and beyond legal norms. I feel sorry for him because a man who is soon retiring and has spent his whole life in justice is being belittled and blackmailed in this way, forcing him to do things beyond legal norms, expertise, knowledge, and, I am sure, convictions,” Višković said.
He pointed out that he would like to see a similar case.
“You prosecute a man regardless of what his name is at the given moment. He is the president of the Republika Srpska because he did his job in accordance with the Constitution and the Law. What did he do to be prosecuted, and what is his guilt?” Višković asked, adding, “Why doesn’t anyone ask how many decisions of the Constitutional Court of BiH there are in the other entity that have not been implemented for years? Has anyone been held accountable for that, and why not?”
He emphasized that this is precisely the answer—that this is a politically staged process.
“When you want the rule of law, then that law, rules, and institution must be equal to everyone. The law must be the same for everyone,” Višković said.
He reminded that the decision was made by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska not to respect Schmidt’s decisions.
“And Dodik, as the president, is burdened and is undergoing the process because he signed the decision of the National Assembly. If he hadn’t signed it, he would have been threatened with a prison sentence of five to 12 years according to the laws of the Republika Srpska,” said the Prime Minister.
He emphasized that the president of the Srpska is obliged to sign the decree on the proclamation of the law made by the National Assembly; otherwise, with an explanation, he must return it to the National Assembly, and if the National Assembly confirms it again, then it is published without his decree, or he respects his explanation.
“In this case, none of that happened. I’m sorry that in the other entity there are people who think this should be done this way. The future of BiH is not built in this way. The future of BiH is built in a way, as it was at the meeting in Laktaši, which I attended,” Višković concluded
Source: RTRS
