Milorad Dodik

The United States further expanded sanctions to facilitators of the Dodik family's economic network and officials who had organised the celebration of 'Republika Srpska Day' in breach of constitutional rulings.

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Following his conviction, the Republika Srpska authorities adopted legislation aimed at rendering several state institutions inapplicable within the entity, including the judiciary, prosecution service and national police, significantly worsening the constitutional crisis.

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Prosecutors requested the detention of Dodik and two other senior Bosnian Serb officials after they repeatedly refused to respond to summonses in an investigation linked to separatist measures adopted after the verdict.

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The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina annulled four laws adopted in Republika Srpska in response to Dodik's conviction, including those seeking to neutralise state institutions within the entity.

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Following the final judgment, the Central Election Commission terminated Dodik's mandate as president of Republika Srpska. His appeal against this decision was subsequently rejected.

OFAC removed Dodik, several members of his entourage and associated companies from the US sanctions list.

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As the UN General Assembly prepared to vote on an international day of remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide, Dodik rejected the classification as genocide and threatened to initiate Republika Srpska's separation if the resolution was adopted.

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The US Treasury sanctioned Dodik's two adult children and several companies, describing a patronage network intended to enable him to divert public resources and enrich his family.

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The United States again sanctioned Dodik, this time under a different sanctions regime, for threats to the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and corrupt practices, including, according to the Treasury, the use of controlled entities for political and personal purposes.

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The United Kingdom imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on Dodik, accusing him of promoting the de facto secession of Republika Srpska, weakening the Bosnian state and using nationalist and genocide-denying rhetoric.

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Dodik announced that Republika Srpska would withdraw its consent from three central pillars of the Bosnian state: the armed forces, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council and the indirect taxation authority.

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The US Treasury placed Dodik on its sanctions list because of his role in defying the Constitutional Court and actively obstructing, or posing a risk of actively obstructing, the Dayton Agreement.

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Dodik publicly stated that genocide had not occurred in Srebrenica, despite the judicial findings established by the ICTY and the International Court of Justice.

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Republika Srpska held a referendum on the celebration of 9 January after the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended the decision to hold the vote. The OHR described the action as a direct challenge to the Constitution and the Dayton Agreement.

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Under Dodik, the Republika Srpska authorities decided to organise a referendum challenging state-level justice and the decisions of the High Representative, posing a major challenge to the Dayton framework.