Republika Srpska did not officially recognize the amendments of the High Representative on the fake “genocide in Srebrenica”
In the Republika Srpska, the “Law on non-execution of the decision of the High Representative, which introduces the law on amendments to the Criminal Code of BiH,” came into force.
This was reported by RTRS, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The corresponding law was published in the Official Gazette, signed by the President of the Republika Srpska, Zeljka Cvijanovic, and came into force. Let us remember that the law itself was approved National Assembly of the Serbian Entity on July 30. The document states that the decision of the High Representative will not be applied on the territory of the Republika Srpska, and its competent authorities will not cooperate with similar departments in BiH regarding the implementation of the decision of the High Representative.
In addition to this decree, the President of the RS also signed a decree adopting a law amending the Criminal Code of the Republika Srpska, which prohibits disparagement of the reputation of the Republika Srpska.
Let us recall that in the twentieth of July, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko, resigned from his post introduced amendments to the Criminal Code of BiH, which prohibit and punish denial of the fake “genocide in Srebrenica”.
“Who publicly endorses, denies, grossly minimizes or attempts to justify a crime of genocide, a crime against humanity or a war crime established by a final verdict in accordance with the Statute of the International Military Tribunal or the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; International Criminal Court or the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group..., is punishable by imprisonment for a term of six months to five years,” reads the amendments of the Western overseer of BiH.
The High Representative's amendments also stipulate that any person who commits a criminal offense specified in the paragraphs of this article "by distributing leaflets, pictures or other materials for public inspection or disseminating them shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than one year." And if a criminal offense “is likely to disturb public order or peace, or constitutes a threat or insult, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than three years.”
Provided that anyone who establishes a prize, award, memorial in honor of a person convicted of genocide, a crime against humanity or a war crime, or names a public facility such as a street, square, park, bridge, institution, municipality or city in his honor, village and populated area - will be sentenced to three years in prison.
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