Bosnia state police fail in attempted arrest of Serb leader Dodik

FILE PHOTO: President of Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) Milorad Dodik addresses his supporters reacting to court decision on charges that he defied rulings by an international peace envoy, in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amel Emric/File Photo

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's state police, SIPA, on Wednesday tried to arrest Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik who is wanted for attacking the constitutional order but were stopped by his armed police forces, a SIPA spokeswoman said.

The state court issued an arrest warrant for Dodik, the president of Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic, and two of his close allies after they ignored a summons in the investigation of the separatist legislation they initiated and which has been suspended by the constitutional court.