
The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, convicted in the first instance, addressed the public following the High Representative's decision to cut off budget funding for the SNSD and "United Srpska". He also commented on the attempt to arrest him.
Dodik again harshly criticized the High Representative, Christian Schmidt, questioning his legitimacy and competences, and declared that RS will not respect any of his decisions.
He called Schmidt a "fake governor" and a "fascist", stressing that the laws and decisions he imposes contradict the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and have no legal basis, writes klix.ba.
"Christian Schmidt has no legitimacy, no right, and no competence. Our Bosnian partners have accepted his competence because he is against us in RS, but this mostly harms the very existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. No state survives this kind of intervention," Dodik said.
According to him, Republika Srpska, which makes up 49 percent of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will not accept “impositions and false narratives” coming from the international community, and warned that RS institutions will react by suspending the implementation of contested acts and seeking a new agreement on the future of BiH.
He also commented on the current political crisis and warned of resistance through institutions, sending a tough message that the prosecution of the RS political leadership will not go without consequences