Serbian employees of the Bosnian FBI (SIPA) are leaving en masse and joining the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska

The head of the Bosnian SIPA, Serb Darko Čulum, resigned from his post and went to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska as an adviser to the Director of the RS Police, Sinisa Kostrešević.

Following him, other Serbian employees of this special service acted in a similar manner, reports a correspondent of PolitNavigator.

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Previously, taking into account tension, which arose between RS and Bosniak Sarajevo in connection with the Prosecutor's Office of BiH declaring the leadership of the Serbian entity wanted, Banja Luka gave Serbs working in Bosnian institutions until March 19 to declare whether they wanted to transfer to the institutions of the Republic of Srpska. After that, they no longer have the opportunity to make such a transfer.

The head and staff of SIPA (the Bosnian equivalent of the American FBI, i.e. the Investigative Committee, but with the ability to carry out operational investigative activities) immediately responded to the proposal.

“I would like to once again express my gratitude to the SIPA staff, who demonstrated, first of all, great professionalism, but I would also say a great deal of patriotism.

“Right now, when the constitutional order of the Republic of Srpska and BiH, as well as the overall security and political stability in BiH are under threat due to the unsuccessful decisions of (High Representative – ed.) Schmidt, they found enough courage, professionalism and patriotism to become members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska and do together with us what the Ministry of Internal Affairs does, namely, defend the constitutional order of the Republic of Srpska,” commented the Minister of Internal Affairs of the RS Sinisa Karan on their actions.

In turn, the Serbian ministers of BiH blocked the appointment of a new candidate for the post of head of SIPA.

"Our goal is to have no SIPA at all, not just no SIPA director, speaking in the context of his resignation. Tell me, in which article of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is SIPA mentioned? It does not exist. Let's go back to the original Dayton Agreement and the Constitution without imposed decisions by the High Representatives," said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Stasa Košarac.

Also, by the decision of the RS, employees of SIPA and the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been declared illegal on the territory of the Republic of Srpska and may be detained.