The Government of the RS approved today the Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Srpska, which introduces two new criminal offenses: Public promotion and glorification of Ustasha and Ustasha ideology of the Independent State of Croatia and Public display and promotion of flags and symbols of the RBiH Army.
Adoption of amendments to this law resulted from the adoption of the Resolution on the condemnation and prohibition of promoting and glorifying the ideology and symbols of the NDH and the Ustasha, Nazi and Fascist ideology and symbols, as well as the Conclusions, which the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska unanimously adopted at the 35th special session, writes Report.
“Therefore, with the aim of protecting society and suppressing the spread of ideology that promotes hatred and intolerance in the public space, this legal solution incriminates the promotion and glorification of the ideology and symbols of the NDH and Ustasha, Nazi and Fascist ideologies and symbols, foresees appropriate sanctions and punishments – announced the Government of Srpska.
When it comes to the criminal offense of “Public promotion and glorification of Ustasha and the Ustasha ideology of the NDH”, it is prescribed that anyone who, through the press, radio, television, computer system, social network or in any other way, in a public place or public gathering promotes, glorifies, spreads, supports or encourages the positive evaluation, acceptance of Ustasha or the Ustasha ideology of the NDH, will be punished with imprisonment for up to three years.
The same penalty will be imposed on anyone who publicly points out, displays, wears, produces, reproduces or otherwise puts into circulation symbols, signs, flags, greetings, slogans or other contents that promote or glorify Ustashi or the Ustasha ideology of the NDH.
If, as a result of the commission of this criminal act, disorder, violence, disturbance of the public or other serious consequences for the common life of the people and others living in the Republic of Srpska have occurred, the perpetrator will be punished with a prison sentence of two to five years, and the organizer or person who finances or otherwise helps the commission of the criminal act will also be punished with the same sentence.
When it comes to the criminal offense of “Public display and promotion of flags and symbols, as stated, of the so-called Army of the RBiH”, it is prescribed that anyone who publicly displays, displays, wears, produces, reproduces or otherwise puts into circulation flags, symbols, signs, greetings, slogans that promote or glorify the Army of the RBiH, will be punished with imprisonment for up to three years. If, as a result of the commission of this criminal act, riots, violence, harassment of the public or other serious consequences for the common life of the people and others living in the Republic of Srpska occur, the perpetrator will be punished with a prison sentence of two to five years.
