Nikola Špirić, chairman of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, stated that the shameful verdict by the Appellate Panel of the Court of BiH represents a continuation of the political persecution of the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and a fundamental negation of democracy and its principles.
“I am certain that hatred and the persecution of Dodik will not open new pages of love for BiH,” Špirić told SRNA.
If stability is truly desired in BiH, Špirić added, then electoral legitimacy and the will of the people must be respected, because it is the people alone who grant legitimacy to those they want to represent them.
“And so it will be in Republika Srpska—the final word belongs to the people,” Špirić emphasized.
He expressed confidence that the institutions of Republika Srpska will have a clear and sustainable response to this as well.
“This verdict has given BiH the status of an unwanted child,” Špirić concluded.
The Appellate Division of the Court of BiH upheld the first-instance verdict against Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, sentencing him to one year in prison and a six-year ban from political activity for “non-compliance with the decisions of Christian Schmidt.”
Source: RTRS
