Dunović: Does Minister Bunoza want to take us back to the times of fascistoid ideology and the 'philosophy' of the Joint Criminal Enterprise?

(Patria) - In any normal country, it would be impossible for a person like Davor Bunoza, the Minister of Justice of BiH, to hold any important position, especially considering such a degree of ignorance and unfamiliarity with the subject matter, which is evident in the responsible minister.

This was announced on social media by the President of the Democratic Front (DF) Club in the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliament, Milan Dunović.

"Reading his address to the Central Election Commission, in which he requests information about the 'nationality' of the applicant to the European Court of Human Rights, Mr. Slaven Kovačević, the aforementioned address is unbelievable for at least two reasons.

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Minister of Justice Bunoza requests information from the CEC on Slaven Kovačević's ethnicity

Minister of Justice of BiH Davor Bunoza (HDZ BiH) requested the Central Election Commission to provide the Office of the Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Court of Human Rights with all declarations on the ethnic identity of Slaven Kovačević, within the scope of the case

Firstly, Minister Bunoza should know, not just need to know, that every sub-legal act does not have the force of law, and therefore cannot take precedence over the law.

More precisely, the Decision of the Council of Ministers on establishing the Office of Agents of the Council of Ministers to the European Court of Human Rights is a sub-legal act or an act of lower legal force than the Law on Personal Data Protection, which has been in force since 2011.

This law protects individuals' rights and their personal data, not the rights of institutions to access citizens' personal data whenever they please.

Furthermore, the application of the provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection is not cumulative, but the provisions are applied individually, exclusively for the benefit of the data subject.

Therefore, the Central Election Commission acted completely correctly by not providing the personal data of the applicant Slaven Kovačević without his explicit consent to that Office, formed by a sub-legal act.

Secondly, it is unbelievable that the Minister of Justice is seeking the 'nationality' of the applicant, even though the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina mentions constituent peoples; if we delve into the etymology of the word 'narod' (people), the Greek term 'ethnos' means 'people', and analogously, the Constitution of this country treats ethnic affiliation, not nationality.

When filling out visa forms for some countries, does the minister, in the 'Nationality' field, which translates from English as 'citizenship', enter their ethnic affiliation instead of their nationality?

What the Minister of Justice is requesting, besides having no basis, cannot affect Kovačević's appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, because one's ethnic affiliation cannot be linked to active voting rights.

Does Minister Bunoza, with this senseless action, want to take us back to times marked by fascistoid ideology and the 'philosophy' of joint criminal enterprises?

I will note - as early as December last year, I posed a parliamentary question about whether these alleged agents of the Council of Ministers are in active mandate, although the appointment of all representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the exclusive constitutional competence of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I never received an answer!

Let the Minister of Justice, and especially the permanent 'fighters' for justice from the Trojka, answer the question: how is it possible for one person to be appointed acting for seven consecutive times, even though the relevant law stipulates a maximum of two appointments?

Almost a year has passed, there is no answer, and to make matters even more interesting, the same Council of Ministers appointed the latest composition of the Office of Agents in March, and one person from them for the seventh time as acting, which is a criminal offense.

With that appointment, they showed how much the rule of law actually exists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Besides the fact that the Minister of Justice's request to the Central Election Commission has no legal basis, such an act indicates the policies offered by the current government.

They categorize us into pens based on ethnic affiliation, which are autocratically managed by leaders who have no democratic legitimacy, and whom they call 'legitimate representatives of the constituent peoples'.

Where in that story is the famous 'pro-Bosnian' actor, the Minister for Human Rights Sevlid Hurić, who does not belong to the parliamentary majority, as he has no representatives in any of the houses of the Parliamentary Assembly?

He is nowhere to be found when it comes to protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the applicant Kovačević. The question for Minister Hurtić is what is the legal basis for paying salaries to the alleged agents if their mandate has expired," Dunović stated in his post.