Sarajevo 14th May 2014 – Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) strongly condemns the request of the Council of Ministers of BiH for sanctioning those who hold the highest appointments in the country- the President of the Court, the Chief Prosecutor of BiH Prosecutor’s Office- because of their engagement in structural dialogue between the EU and BiH, that took place on 29th April in Brussels.
In this way, the Council of Ministers acts outside the scope of their jurisdiction, violating the separation of powers principle and further undermining the Rule of Law. Unfortunately, the Council of Ministers put itself openly in the service of blocking Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress to the European Union membership. The request for postponement of a structural dialogue and the latest attempt to discipline and put judicial institutions under the direct control, as well as the announcement of the Amendments to the section of Law referring to the election of prosecutors, the Council of Ministers shows that it tries directly to undermine judicial institutions.
“The actions of the Council of Ministers are just an arbitrary act that is not only in the direct contradiction with the international commitments of BiH but also in contradiction with the Constitution and the separation of powers principle,” warned in a written statement, Mr. Srđan Blagovčanin, Executive Director of TI BiH.
“We expect from the EU to take a very clear position in relation to the recent events and behavior of the Council of Ministers. BiH not only fails to implement the international commitments in the integration process, buy it rapidly devastate the institutions and legal framework“, concluded Blagovčanin.
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