Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska and leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), announced that by the end of the day, a certain number of SIPA officers would transfer to the RS Ministry of Interior. He also warned of retaliation against judicial officials at the state level who refused to comply with the RS Government's directive to join the entity's judicial institutions.

Sanin Bogunic, President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, recently stated that no judicial officials in the Court, Prosecutor’s Office, or HJPC had resigned in response to the RS Government’s demands. In reaction, Dodik outlined his next steps.

“I have ordered a list of all those working in the HJPC who are representatives of courts and prosecutors’ offices, along with their places of origin. If they are representatives from the Zvornik Court, for example, and they continue working in the HJPC while serving as judges here, that court will be shut down and relocated elsewhere. We will not fund it. It’s that simple—there will be no hesitation. If they think they can act outside the law—imagine legal professionals, trained in law, refusing to obey the laws of their own country (implying RS is a country)—it’s impossible. Or do they claim Bosnia and Herzegovina is their country?” Dodik said.

He also announced that, in line with the RS Government’s “ultimatum,” which expires at midnight, a certain number of SIPA officers would comply and transfer to entity institutions, following the recent resignation of Darko Culum as the head of the state law enforcement agency.

“A number of SIPA officers will move to the RS Ministry of Interior in accordance with the RS Government’s decision. We continue to pursue our policies,” Dodik stated, persisting in unconstitutional activities.

Furthermore, Dodik declared that once the Special Prosecutor’s Office of RS is established, “certain actions” will be immediately taken.

“Anyone appearing with a SIPA, BiH Prosecutor’s Office, or Court of BiH badge in RS territory, or acting on behalf of these institutions, will be detained because such operations are illegal,” he said, despite existing Bosnian laws.

Dodik went even further, announcing potential human rights violations and further breaches of both state and entity laws, including threats of asset confiscation.

“We are exploring ways to confiscate the property of those who continue working in the Court and Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina within RS,” he stated.

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has already suspended the laws adopted by the RS National Assembly that sought to ban the operations of the BiH Court, Prosecutor’s Office, HJPC, and SIPA in RS. These institutions were established by the decisions of the High Representative but were also confirmed by the BiH Parliamentary Assembly through enacted laws, with votes from SNSD representatives.