Serbia’s president, Tomislav Nikolic, said that SDA chief Bakir Izetbegovic “owes an explanation” of comments he made recently that seem to encourage violence against Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik. Shortly before the RS referendum on September 25, Izetbegovic–who serves as the Bosniak member of the BiH presidency, told reporters, in reference to President Dodik’s support for the referendum, “We have seen how Saddam Hussein, Qaddafi, and Milošević violate laws and how all of that ended.” The three leaders mentioned were all overthrown, with the assistance of the international community. Saddam Hussein was executed by an Iraqi court during the American occupation; Moamar Qaddafi was killed by Libyan rebels after an airstrike destroyed his convoy in the Libyan desert; Slobodan Milosevic died in prison while facing war-crimes’ charges.
According to president Nikolic, Izetbegovic should explain if he “foresees that Milorad Dodik would be tortured, humiliated and killed after the military intervention”. Nikolic clearly alluded to Gaddafi’s 2011 killing.
“Who will do that, in his opinion”, Nikolic went on alluding to Izetbegovic’s “prophecy”. “The citizens of Libya have been turned against Gaddafi. What should happen in order the citizens of RS to do the same to their president who has been legitimately elected? Dodik has used the democratic principle for realizing his ideas, but which tool would Izetbegovic use to materialize his idea on assassination of an president?”, Nikolic underlined in the interview.
