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Post by Bozur on Apr 25, 2009 21:53:07 GMT -5
Dodik: Bosnia under protectorate 23 April 2009 | 17:10 | Source: Beta
BANJA LUKA -- RS PM Milorad Dodik says Bosnia-Herzegovina is under an international protectorate where the high representative rules by decree, violating human rights.
“If Bosnia is not a protectorate, then you’ve got a case of usurpation and occupation,” Dodik told Bosnian MPs following the government’s memorandum on the effects of transferring constitutional authorities from the Republic of Srpska (RS) to the Bosnian institutions.
He said that political officials in the country had been “blackmailed and replaced without evidence and only based on decisions by the high representatives,” adding that in the 11 years of the Office of the High Representative’s (OHR) existence, around 800 decisions had been taken “misusing the authorities of the international officials.”
Dodik accused former High Representative Paddy Ashdown of being “a legislative machine personified in one man, who constantly used his authority and imposed laws to create new institutions.”
“He directly threatened to remove officials in order to force the entities to agree with his plan for transferring powers to the central government,” he said.
The RS PM stated that entity powers had been transferred to central level most often “under the guise of so-called needed reforms for harmonization with European standards,” and under the pressure of individuals, the high representatives and the OHR.
He said that the calls to transfer powers from the entities highlighted principles that were not represented by European standards, but had the goal of weakening the entities and creating a new political crisis.
Dodik gave the example of police reform, stating that the reform principle for this domain had been “imaginary” and that it had only served to “blackmail domestic politicians and weaken the RS.”
He said that international officials in Bosnia-Hercegovina “do what they want, do not answer to anyone, and draw huge wages,” accusing the OHR of “illegal actions” that endanger stability.
The prime minister added that the OHR contained a structure that was aimed against the RS and that it put pressure on every new official to work in accordance with its views.
Dodik said that Christian Schwarz-Schilling and Miroslav Lajčak had left the country ahead of time, because they did not to work as protectors.
The RS prime minister said that the OHR’s mandate must be ended, in order for the rule of law to take shape in Bosnia-Hercegovina.
Dodik added that the RS had transferred 68 powers to Bosnia-Herzegovina, mostly based on the Bonn Powers of the OHR.
The most important powers were transferred in the sectors of defense, legislation and indirect taxation.
Dodik said that the process of “eroding” RS powers had been stopped in recent years, adding that any new attempt to impose a transfer of powers from this entity would be ignored. www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=04&dd=23&nav_id=58705
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Post by Bozur on Apr 25, 2009 21:53:47 GMT -5
Serbia seeks Bosnian self-rule By Nicholas Kralev (Contact) | Thursday, April 23, 2009
Serbia's chief diplomat said Wednesday that it may be time for Bosnia's governing structure, set up by the 1995 Dayton peace accords, to be changed to allow for true self-rule instead of the current U.N.-appointed "viceroy."
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told editors and reporters at The Washington Times that he wants to assure the Obama administration that his country is not like Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia, known to many Clinton administration officials from the 1990s who are now back in government.
However, on the two Balkan issues most important to the new administration - Bosnia and Kosovo - Mr. Jeremic offered positions that were not likely to receive a warm reception in Washington.
He said it is "bizarre" and "illogical" that a U.N. protectorate "run by a viceroy," which has been Bosnia's legal status since 1995, will become a member of the U.N. Security Council in January.
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By Nicholas Kralev (Contact) | Thursday, April 23, 2009
Serbia's chief diplomat said Wednesday that it may be time for Bosnia's governing structure, set up by the 1995 Dayton peace accords, to be changed to allow for true self-rule instead of the current U.N.-appointed "viceroy."
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told editors and reporters at The Washington Times that he wants to assure the Obama administration that his country is not like Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia, known to many Clinton administration officials from the 1990s who are now back in government.
However, on the two Balkan issues most important to the new administration - Bosnia and Kosovo - Mr. Jeremic offered positions that were not likely to receive a warm reception in Washington.
He said it is "bizarre" and "illogical" that a U.N. protectorate "run by a viceroy," which has been Bosnia's legal status since 1995, will become a member of the U.N. Security Council in January.
"We have to decide if we are going to let democracy play out in Bosnia ... or we can say, 'This is not a country, this is a protectorate and we are going to impose a high representative with gubernatorial powers, like a viceroy of India. Maybe we need this, but let's then stop pretending that this is a country," Mr. Jeremic said.
"Let's decide if this is going to be a protectorate or a democracy," he said. "We believe in the democracy option, and I want to talk to people in the administration about that."
A senior U.S. official said the administration does not agree with Mr. Jeremic's position and believes that the Dayton arrangements, which ended an ethnic war, should be kept in place.
The official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly, conceded that the current governing structure - in which Muslims, Croats and Serbs rotate for the country's presidency - is problematic. However, the U.N. representative is needed to break frequent deadlocks on significant matters among the three ethnic groups, he said.
"Structurally, it's so hard in Bosnia to get anything done that we are scratching our heads how to do that," the official said, adding that Bosnia is the "focus of our Balkan policy."
Western diplomats in Belgrade say Mr. Jeremic's position on the U.N. representative differs from that of Serbian President Boris Tadic, who supports the Dayton arrangements.
Mr. Jeremic said the situation in Bosnia is not as dangerous as some Western countries have been implying in recent months.
He warned against suggestions that the country, which was part of the former Yugoslavia, is on the verge of disintegrating along ethnic lines.
On Kosovo, which declared independence last year, the minister said Belgrade would vigorously pursue its case in the International Court of Justice against the independence declaration and thought the court would side with Serbia.
He acknowledged that the issue remains a thorn in ties with Washington and is not likely to be resolved soon, but it must not prevent the two countries from working together on ensuring stability in the Balkans.
"Relations are good, except for this one big thing where we profoundly disagree," he said.
Mr. Jeremic said he was not granted a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton because she was busy. Instead, he will meet with her deputy, James Steinberg, on Thursday.
However, the senior U.S. official said the reason was insufficient Serbian cooperation in building Kosovo's capacity in the justice, police and customs areas.
Those efforts are being led by a European Union rule-of-law mission. There are Serbian representatives in the Kosovo police in the mixed south, but not in the predominantly Serbian north, the U.S. official said.
"The trend is in the right direction, but there is a long way to go in terms of substance," the official said. washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/23/serbia-seeks-bosnian-self-rule/
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Post by tito on May 8, 2009 10:07:58 GMT -5
5/7/2009 With regards to the statement by Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, in which he urged Serb members of the BiH Armed Forces to withdraw from the NATO military exercise in Georgia or not to take part in the exercise at all, despite relevant decisions and orders made concerning this matter as provided by the Constitution and laws passed by competent state authorities (BiH Presidency, Minister of Defence, Chief of Joint Staff of BiH Armed Forces) authorizing sending of a smaller unit of BiH Armed Forces to the above mentioned exercise, we hereby inform you that the BiH Presidency member Zeljko Komsic submitted a request to the BiH State Prosecutor to start criminal procedure against Milorad Dodik because of enticement to engage in the criminal activity (Article 30 of the BiH criminal Law) in conjunction with Article 246, Paragraph 1, of the BiH Criminal Law pertaining to failure and refusal to obey and perform order. The BiH Presidency member Zeljko Komsic also asked BiH High Representative Valentin Inzko to use the Bonn powers and remove Milorad Dodik, president of SNSD and Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, from office and prevent him from performing any political activity due to evident violation of constitutional arrangement of BiH, Dayton Peace Agreement and grave consequences for BiH as a state, its constitutional system, security and international position of our country that result from such Dodik’s activities. By this attitude and statement, bearing in mind the function he performs, Milorad Dodik has jeopardized BiH on its road to the NATO Alliance, violating at the same time decision by competent state authorities –BiH Presidency and BiH Parliamentary Assembly, and brought in question the strategic commitment of BiH to full membership in the NATO Alliance. www.predsjednistvobih.ba/saop/1/?cid=13462,1,1
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Post by Novus Dis on May 8, 2009 13:42:45 GMT -5
The Viceroys governing Bosnia have already violated Dayton enough times to make the agreement no longer valid. And Dodik isn't holding anything back. NATO has it's own plans for Bosnia and it will go forth with them regardless of the law or the actions of Dodik.
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Post by tito on May 9, 2009 7:17:51 GMT -5
May 8, 2009 The United States strongly condemns the call by Republika Srpska Prime Minister Dodik for Serb members of the Bosnian Armed Forces (AFBiH) to disobey lawful orders and to refuse to participate in a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Exercise. His comments represent a direct and unacceptable challenge to an institution critical to BiH’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and to the Dayton Peace Agreement. RS PM Dodik’s claim that the decision for the AFBiH to participate in the exercise was political is completely erroneous. The Commander-in-Chief of the BiH Armed Forces, the Presidency, approved AFBiH participation in this exercise almost one year ago as part of the Ministry of Defense’s 2009 training plan. RS PM Dodik regularly asserts his commitment to and support for Dayton. His comments yesterday raise profound questions about whether the international community can safely conclude that RS PM Dodik’s government is prepared to fully comply with the Dayton Peace Agreement and whether he is prepared to refrain from rhetoric or actions that would threaten or violate the Peace Agreement. sarajevo.usembassy.gov/press_20090508.html
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Post by Novus Dis on May 9, 2009 8:45:56 GMT -5
Dodik is obviously lying through his teeth because the agreement is null and void. He's just biding time.
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Post by tito on May 12, 2009 7:16:41 GMT -5
Državni tužilac Bosne i Hercegovine naredio istragu protiv Dodika! 12.05.2009 Državni tužilac Hari Furlan naredio je otvaranje istrage protiv premijera RS Milorada Dodika i još 15 osoba iz manjeg bh. entiteta, za koje postoji sumnja da su prilikom izgradnje Administrativnog centra RS i autoputa Bosanska Gradiška - Banja Luka oštetili entitetski budžet za 115 miliona maraka. Zahtjev za dodatne istražne radnje upuæen je Finansijsko-obavještajnom odjelu SIPA-e kako bi se provjerilo je li i koliko je novca oprano prilikom kupovine namještaja za potrebe Vlade RS u inozemstvu, o èemu se detaljno govori u izvještaju koji je SIPA u februaru uputila Tužilaštvu BiH. Drugi zahtjev tužilac Furlan uputio je Upravi za indirektno oporezivanje (UIO) BiH, od koje se traži dokumentacija da bi bilo utvrðeno jesu li uredno izmireni PDV i carina za uvezenu robu. Otvaranjem istrage otklonjene su sve dosadašnje špekulacije koje u posljednje vrijeme dolaze iz manjeg bh. entiteta o tome da Tužilaštvo BiH nije nadležno za sluèaj "Dodik". Èlan 13. Zakona o Sudu BiH, koji je Dodik putem dopredsjedavajuæeg Predstavnièkog doma Parlamenta BiH Milorada Živkoviæa veæ pokušao srušiti pred Ustavnim sudom BiH, ali nije uspio, definira da je Sud BiH nadležan za djela utvrðena Kriviènim zakonom BiH i drugim zakonima BiH. Takoðer, nadležan je i ako ta krivièna djela mogu imati ozbiljne reperkusije ili štetne posljedice na privredu BiH, mogu izazvati druge štetne posljedice za BiH, mogu izazvati ozbiljnu ekonomsku štetu ili druge štetne posljedice izvan teritorije datog entiteta ili Brèko Distrikta. Odluka tužioca Furlana implicira da se u Dodikovom sluèaju radi o jednoj ili više stavki iz tog èlana Zakona. Osim sluèaja izgradnje Administrativnog centra RS i autoputa Banja Luka - Bosanska Gradiška, koji istražuje SIPA, veæ su zapoèete i policijske istražne radnje u vezi s prodajom Rafinerije Bosanski Brod, u okviru kojih ponovo centralnu liènost zauzima Dodik.
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