Strasbourg Court decision by year-end - Jahić for NAP: Case is active!

(Patria) - I can only tell you that the case is active and that due to the rules of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the interests of my client, I will not provide any information to the public at all.

This was stated to Patria by Elmir Jahić, attorney for the former Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fadil Novalić, after some BiH media outlets published that "Fadil Novalić and Fahrudin Solak are being released" because "the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg determined that their fundamental human rights were violated during the proceedings before the Court of BiH".

The portal Istraga.ba tonight published that the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has not ruled on the application of Fadil Novalić and Fahrudin Solak.

The Court has only requested a statement from Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the case and, according to established procedure, has asked BiH to try to reach an agreement with the applicants.

Evropski sud za ljudska prava u Strazburu nije presudio po aplikaciji Fadila Novalića i Fahrudina Solaka. Sud je samo od Bosne i Hercegovine zatražio izjašnjenje o predmetu te je, po ustaljenoj proceduri, zatražio od BiH da pokuša postići dogovor sa aplikantima. Tek nakon što…

— Istraga.ba (@IstragaB) July 13, 2025

Only after these deadlines have passed will the European Court of Human Rights make a decision, which will not be before the end of this year.