The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina brought the first instance of the Bosnian entity Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik, and the year in prison and six years of prohibitions of political action is determined, and the acting director of the Official Gazette of the RS Miloš Lukić was released.
On today’s verdict, the appeal is allowed to the Appellate Division of the Court of BiH.
Dodik and Lukic was judged due to non-execution of the High Representative’s decisions.
The Prosecution in the final words demanded that they expressed penalties near legal maximum. Also, the measures of the cessation of the function of the function, and the prohibition of acquisition for a period of ten years were also requested.
The defense requested the acquittal judgments, among other things, claiming that Christian Schmidt does not have legislative authority.
Dodik and Lukić were accused of being, aware that the High Representative Christian Schmidt made a decision preventing the entry into force of two laws, continued with legal actions without applying the High Representative’s decisions.
Dodik, using the official powers, made the declaration of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Laws and other RS regulations, which he has hithertally adopted by the 21st June, in this way not applying and not having a highest decision Representative who suspends the legislative process of the adoption of the said law, as did the decree.
Prosecutors in the indictment claimed that Dodik was aware that the decisions of the High Representative were binding in accordance with his powers.
The second point is said that Lukić, as the acting director of the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska”, 9. July signed a form that enabled the publication of the decisions and laws forwarded by Dodik, writes to him Factor
