Request the extradition of Mile Radisic

Banja Luka, 26. March 2015 – Transparency International of Bosnia and Herzegovina calls on the competent institutions to request the extradition of Mile Radisic from Serbia on the basis of the Extradition Treaty between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia. March.

Namely, the Agreement on Extradition between BiH and Serbia, which was ratified in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH last year, clearly states that BiH has the right to request the extradition of its citizens in order to serve a final prison sentence of at least four months. On the other hand, even taking into account the possible citizenship of Serbia that Radisic has, according to this Agreement, Serbia can extradite its citizens if they are sentenced to imprisonment for more than two .

Bearing in mind that Mile Radisic made it clear in his statements to the media that he was in Serbia, and that BiH and Serbia have an agreement on extradition, TI BiH sees no obstacles before the competent institutions to request extradition.

Otherwise, the institutions of the Republika Srpska will show that final verdicts do not mean the obligation to serve a sentence, and that individuals are free to avoid imprisonment, while setting ultimatums to the judiciary. Bearing in mind that the institutions have already proved incapable of keeping a person scheduled to serve a prison sentence in the country, unless extradition proceedings are initiated soon, and it will be publicly proven that power and ties to the government mean amnesty from any sanctions for criminal offenses, and that the top of the government protects legally convicted persons.

Press rls – 26 3 2015 doc