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Bosnia Drops Arrest Warrant for Milorad Dodik After He Submits to Questioning

He was granted conditional release with regular check-ins following prosecutors’ probe into his secessionist ban on national police and judiciary.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik arrives at the Kremlin to attend a festive concert, held on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025. Alexander Kryazhev/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Overview

  • Bosnian prosecutors withdrew the arrest warrant after Dodik voluntarily reported for questioning on July 4.
  • He had faced the warrant since March 18 for refusing summons over alleged secessionist decrees.
  • The investigation focuses on his ban of Bosnia’s central police and judiciary in Republika Srpska.
  • The court granted him conditional release with regular reporting requirements and warned of renewed detention for noncompliance.
  • His February conviction—a one-year prison sentence and six-year office ban—is on appeal, keeping the constitutional standoff alive.