Dodik: Confirmation of the indictment is good news, in order to judge me they will have to prove that Schmidt is who he claims to be

The President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said today that the confirmation of the indictment against him by the Court of BiH is good news.

"I am accused of the criminal offense of not implementing the decisions of the high representative. In order to judge me, they will have to prove that Christian Schmidt is who he claims to be and that he can impose laws," Dodik wrote on the X social network.

He added that "they will have to present the decision on the appointment" of Šmit as the high representative in BiH and that the public "see who signed that decision and on what basis".

"Who sent the note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina? Where did the decisions for status come from? This will be an excellent opportunity for the court to show whether it is the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina or a quasi-court, who knows whose," said Dodik.

According to him, if it is the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, then it should act according to the laws passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the only one constitutionally authorized to pass laws.

On Monday, September 11, the Court of BiH confirmed the indictment against Milorad Dodik, charging him with the criminal offense of failure to execute the decisions of the High Representative in BiH.

The authorities in the RS do not recognize Šmit as a high representative, because his appointment was not confirmed by the UN Security Council, due to the opposition of Russia and China.