The government of Republika Srpska and other RS institutions announced today that they would “suspend cooperation” with SIPA and the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office. The move comes in response to searches conducted by SIPA of government offices and facilities in Novi Grad, which were part of a SIPA war crimes investigation. According to the RS, such actions violate the constitution and agreements on interagency cooperation.
“The BiH Court has demonstrated remarkable mistrust saying in its order that it was concerned that the objects of the investigation might be destroyed or hidden, even though it was able to ask the Interior Ministry to submit the documentation related to the said case or send its own inspector to inspect the documentation and take whatever was needed,” said Lukac.
The Srpska Government decided that the actions of the unconstitutional institutions, the BiH Court, Prosecutor’s Office and SIPA, were in contravention of the Constitution of BiH and the Constitution of Republika Srpska, and bearing in mind such inappropriate and provocative actions, the Government and all entity institutions will cut the cooperation with those bodies, said the interior minister.
