Prosecutor Čampara kept arrest warrant for Dodik, Višković and Stevandić in a drawer for days, sent order only on March 20

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a decision ordering detention for Milorad Dodik, Nenad Stevandić and Radovan Višković on March 14. Only six days later, on March 20, the BiH Prosecutor's Office (prosecutor Dubravko Čampara) submitted the necessary documents to the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) for entering the central search into the SIPA system.

The photo below shows a document from the State Investigation and Protection Agency – SIPA, which reveals that only on March 20 did this agency notify its units and regional offices that an arrest warrant had been issued for the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, the President of the RS National Assembly, Nenad Stevandić, and the Prime Minister of that entity, Radovan Višković.

“Acting upon the Order of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina S1 2 K 051500 25 Krn – wanted – The Court of BiH issued Order number S1 2 K 051500 23 Krn for issuing an arrest warrant against the suspects: 1. Milorad Dodik, 2. Radovan Višković, 3. Nenad Stevandić on reasonable suspicion of having committed the criminal offense of Attack on the Constitutional Order under Article 156, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of BiH. In the event of a check of the aforementioned persons, they must be deprived of liberty and immediately brought before the Court of BiH,” stated in the SIPA act delivered on March 20 to all regional offices and departments.

Interestingly, the arrest warrant for Milorad Dodik and others was entered into the systems of cantonal police on March 18, i.e., two days before the State Investigation and Protection Agency did so. It should be borne in mind that cantonal police are limited to the territory of the Federation of BiH and, unlike SIPA and the Border Police of BiH, cannot operate throughout the entire country. Attached you can see the central arrest warrant for Dodik, Stevandić and Višković, which was entered into the system of cantonal police agencies on March 18, i.e., two days before it was entered into the SIPA system, which is responsible for operations in both the RS and the Federation of BiH.

Cantonal MUP departments entered into the system on March 18

That SIPA was late in entering this arrest warrant into the system due to the BiH Prosecutor's Office is also evidenced by the order of state prosecutor Dubravko Čampara, written and delivered to police agencies in BiH on March 20, 2025. We published the document of the BiH Prosecutor's Office on Sunday. From this document, it is clearly visible that the Prosecutor's Office only on March 20 orders SIPA, the Border Police of BiH, the MUP of Republika Srpska and the Federal Police Administration to arrest Milorad Dodik, Nenad Stevandić and Radovan Višković.


“The BiH Prosecutor's Office is conducting an investigation against the suspects Milorad Dodik, Radovan Višković and Nenad Stevandić due to the existence of reasonable suspicion that they committed the criminal offense of 'Attack on the Constitutional Order', and against whom the Court of BiH, by decision number S1 2 K 051500 25 Krn of March 12, 2025, ordered detention, and subsequently issued an order for deprivation of liberty and issuance of an arrest warrant. Bearing in mind that the said persons continued to commit criminal offenses, and that in addition to the special detention ground under Article 132, paragraph 1, point a) (risk of flight, editor's note), conditions were also met for ordering detention due to special detention grounds under points b) and c) (influence on witnesses and repetition of the criminal offense, editor's note), with the aim of executing the order of the Court of BiH for deprivation of liberty, it is necessary that, in accordance with your managerial and legal powers, you notify all organizational units of your police agency that the said suspects must be deprived of liberty without delay and brought before the Court of BiH,” stated prosecutor Čampara.

Although in Čampara's act it is written that the Court ordered detention for Milorad Dodik on March 12, the real truth is that detention was ordered on March 14. But based on the number of the Decision of the Court of BiH appearing in the SIPA document and the document of the BiH Prosecutor's Office, it is clear that it is the same act. Therefore, it is not difficult to conclude that prosecutor Dubravko Čampara kept the arrest warrant for Dodik, Stevandić and Višković in his drawer for days.