Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's recent defiance against central authorities by passing separatist laws has heightened fears of a potential coup in Bosnia. The laws, which bar national police and judiciary actions in the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska, are seen as violations of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Dodik, who has been sentenced in absentia for ignoring international rulings, claims his trial is politically motivated. The Bosnian presidency has sought help from the European Union, indicating potential clashes between rival police forces, thus raising tensions in a historically volatile region.
Dodik's laws bar national police and judiciary from the Serb-dominated statelet, raising fears of a coup that could fracture Bosnia's fragile peace.
This legal move challenges the foundation of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, which unified Bosnia's Serb and Muslim-Croat entities under joint institutions.
Denis Becirovic warned that the crisis could lead to police clashes, emphasizing the gravity of Dodik's defiance against state authority and international rulings.
Dodik called the verdict against him a political trial aimed at removing him, claiming, 'I will not go to their political court.'
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