“The anti-Dayton and illegal acts, adopted by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (NARS) on 22.8.2025, prove once again that the deposed President of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian entity of RS, Milorad Dodik, and his closest associates are not giving up on the dangerous policy of destabilizing Bosnia and Herzegovina. They continue with irresponsible activities that threaten the peace, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Milorad Dodik is now a private person, with a final judgment and many years of restrictive measures in his dossier. By following him in his desperate moves, which undoubtedly violate and otherwise do not respect the final and enforceable decision of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the heads of entity institutions are directly violating the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which prescribes a prison sentence of up to five years for such acts, as well as a ban on working in public institutions.

The illegal acts of the NARS represent a flagrant violation of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Dayton Peace Agreement. Such acts are legally null and void, politically destructive and deeply destabilizing. These are activities that constitute a serious criminal offense. Neither the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina nor any applicable law gives the entities the right to challenge or annul decisions of state institutions, and especially not to review final court judgments through a referendum. Furthermore, the unlawful acts of the RS National Assembly have no basis in law and do not produce legal effects. They exclusively contribute to the destructive policy of undermining the rule of law and continuing self-isolation of the BiH entity of RS.

The competent state institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are obliged, in accordance with their authorities, to take all necessary measures to protect the constitutional order and prevent further attempts to undermine the state. Also, international actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina have a clearly prescribed mandate and are obliged to clearly and unequivocally condemn any act that challenges the fundamental provisions of the Dayton Peace Agreement, as well as to sanction all those who threaten the peace and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region.

The dismissed president of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian entity of RS and his closest associates are clearly in a great and dangerous delusion when they think that their anti-Dayton and anti-constitutional activities will be looked upon with folded arms“.