Representatives of the Republika Srpska leadership today accused the High Representative in BiH, Christian Schmidt, of “involvement in criminal acts” at a press conference and announced the initiation of legal proceedings against him in Germany.
The press conference of BiH Presidency Member Željka Cvijanović, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, RS Prime Minister Radovan Višković, and BiH and RS Finance Ministers Srđan Amidžić and Zora Vidović was called in response to today’s decisions by the High Representative ordering the payment of the debt in the “Viaduct” case from the toll account and the payment of money for new technologies in the electoral process from the profits of the Central Bank of BiH.
RS President Milorad Dodik said that there are indications that election equipment was sent to BiH seven or eight years ago and that attempts are now being made to legalize this purchase.
“The ultimate goal is to rewrite the electoral will of the people. We will see how we will react in this case, and I remind you that the RS electoral law is in force,” Dodik stated.
When it comes to “Viaduct”, Dodik said that the money is being requested to be paid into an account that the BiH Attorney General’s Office said could not be linked to the plaintiff. The account is in a bank in the Channel Islands, a country that, he added, the EU treats as a third world country.
“Of course, that is suspicious, just as the entire case has been speculative from the very beginning. The only thing that is true is that the concession was granted in 2004, that the RS withdrew due to the environmental study, and everything else is just a simple robbery organized by lawyer clans from Banja Luka and Sarajevo,” claims Dodik.
Dodik’s claims were also repeated by Željka Cijanović, who assessed that today’s decisions have violated the laws and institutions of BiH.
“The BiH Fiscal Council is the one that gives approval to the budget of BiH institutions,” she added.
RS Prime Minister Radovan Višković said that Schmidt showed his true colors today, which is “involvement in criminal activities”.
“He wants to secure his retirement,” stated Višković.
