FUP did not give consent for the establishment of SIENA extension to the MUP of Republika Srpska

(Patria) - The Federal Police Administration responded to the statement of the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nenad Nešić, that the coordinator and two deputy coordinators in the National Joint Contact Point of Bosnia and Herzegovina with EUROPOL gave consent for the establishment of a SIENA extension to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska for direct exchange of information with EUROPOL.

We publish the statement in full:

"The deputy coordinator in the National Joint Contact Point of Bosnia and Herzegovina with EUROPOL from the Federal Police Administration did not give consent for the establishment of a SIENA extension to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska, as claimed by the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Federal Police Administration has a clear position that improving cooperation with EUROPOL is one of the key priorities of all competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. No one has the right to obstruct cooperation with EUROPOL, from which all competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina benefit when it comes to combating forms of crime.

The Federal Police Administration insists and will continue to insist on the consistent application of the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between BiH and EUROPOL and the Rulebook on the Work and Operational Cooperation of the National Joint Contact Point of BiH with EUROPOL.

To protect the interests of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina and EUROPOL, the Federal Police Administration has no intention of entering into a discussion with the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nenad Nešić, whom we hereby invite to stop interfering in the work of the National Joint Contact Point of BiH with EUROPOL and, with his statements, causing damage to all attempts to overcome challenges and problems.

We also demand that Minister Nešić stop commenting on the work on SKY cases, into which, as a politician, he should not have insight. Such statements undermine the work of judicial authorities and police agencies on serious criminal cases."