The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an appeal against Interpol’s decision to reject a request for the issuance of red notices against Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska, and Nenad Stevandić, Speaker of the RS National Assembly.
In a statement to Klix.ba, the court confirmed that it had submitted a request for revision of the earlier rejection through the Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB), emphasizing that all other details are considered confidential.
Earlier this month, Interpol’s General Secretariat rejected the request, citing Article 3 of its Constitution, which prohibits involvement in matters of political, military, religious, or racial character—labeling the pursuit as potential political persecution.
Both Serbia and Hungary had formally objected to the original request for red notices, adding international dimension to the case.
Dodik and Stevandić, along with RS Prime Minister Radovan Višković, are under investigation by the BiH Prosecutor’s Office for an alleged attack on the constitutional order. The charges stem from the RS Assembly’s adoption of laws aiming to ban state-level institutions—including the BiH Court, Prosecutor’s Office, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (VSTS), and the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA)—from operating in RS territory.
Although domestic arrest warrants have been issued, both Dodik and Stevandić have crossed the BiH border multiple times without any action from state authorities, raising questions about the enforcement of legal mandates and the broader implications for state sovereignty and judicial independence.
