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Milorad Dodik, the president of the Republika Srpska entity of
Bosnia, is facing legal action for his separatist policies.
Bosnian courts issued an arrest warrant for Dodik in March after
he failed to appear for questioning.
Details surrounding Wednesday's events east of Sarajevo, where
Dodik was holding meetings, were unclear.
A spokesperson for the State Investigation and Security Agency,
or SIPA, Jelena Miovcic, said the agency members “tried to
implement a (court) order but SIPA members were prevented by the
Republika Srpska police.”
No violence was reported and photos from the scene published in
the media appeared to show unarmed Bosnian police inspectors and
armed Serb police outside a government building.
Bosnian Serb television reported that SIPA agents left after
“talking” to Bosnian Serb police. Dodik later said he felt “fine
and safe" and that Bosnian police had no authority in Republika
Srpska.
The incident adds to already high tensions in Bosnia which
remains ethnically divided long after a bloody war in 1992-95
that killed 100,000 people and displaced millions.
Dodik, who leads the Serb-run half of Bosnia, has repeatedly
called for the separation of the territory from the rest of
Bosnia, fueling fears of instability. He has faced U.S. and
British sanctions for his separatism, but has had the support of
Moscow.
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