2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: From “non-paper” to crawling war
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: From “non-paper” to crawling war

Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Governance, Government/Political systems, Studies in violence and power, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije IFIMES
Keywords: 2022; BiH; politics; crisis; OHR; genocide; criminal law;
Summary/Abstract: The political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a consequence of the decision[2] by the then High Representative in BiH (OHR) Valentin Inzko on amendments to the BiH Criminal Law criminalizing and sanctioning negation of genocide but a result of carefully and long planned activities primarily by the Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik (SNSD) and the President of the Croatian Democratic Union Dragan Čović (HDZBiH), aimed at dissolution of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the purposes of fulfillment of their goal, through the European People’s Party (EPP) and radical right-wing political circles in Europe and by using substantial funds originating from crime and corruption, they established contacts and ensured support and assistance of neighboring countries. It is expected that the current High Representative in BiH Christian Schmidt will adopt a decision banning persons convicted for war crimes and crime of genocide to engage in public life and stripping them of their civic rights (ban to run and vote in elections) which would prevent from holding a public office and being present in public life. Such a decision would lower the tensions in BiH and stop further humiliation and insults of the victims of war.

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