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Bosnia police: Serbian president's visit proceeds as planned, checks conducted for suspicious individuals
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Bosnia police: Serbian president's visit proceeds as planned, checks conducted for suspicious individuals

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Directorate of Coordination of Police Bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's visit is proceeding as planned.
  • Police conducted checks due to information about suspicious individuals in the Srednjobosanski Canton.
  • An incident involving police officers from Republika Srpska entering Federation of BiH territory without authorization was reported and resolved.

The Directorate of Coordination of Police Bodies (DKPT) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has stated that the three-day visit of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is proceeding according to plan. Police services have conducted checks following information regarding the presence of suspicious individuals in the Srednjobosanski Canton.

Enes Karić, director of DKPT, confirmed that the security arrangements are in place and that cooperation has been established with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska (MUP RS) and cantonal MUPs. He noted that police officers carried out checks after receiving information about suspicious persons during Vučić's visit to the village of Čipuljići near Bugojno on the previous day. This situation has reportedly been resolved.

We know who is in the delegation and who is in the security detail. A plan has been made, cooperation has been established on the territory of Republika Srpska with MUP RS, and in the cantonal areas with the cantonal MUPs.

— Enes Karić, Director of DKPTDescribing the security arrangements and inter-entity police cooperation during President Vučić's visit.

Sarajevo media reported that police officers from Republika Srpska, who were present in the Federation of BiH without prior announcement, claimed they had "gotten lost" and subsequently left the area. According to regulations, MUP RS officers cannot enter Federation of BiH territory and conduct police duties without prior notification and agreement, nor can police officers from the Federation of BiH operate in Republika Srpska without similar arrangements.

The MUP RS has not yet issued a statement regarding the incident. However, Sarajevo media are speculating that the presence of RS police in Federation territory was not related to Vučić's security but rather to monitor Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), who had been accompanying the Serbian president on visits to municipalities in the Federation of BiH over the past two days.

We know who is in the delegation and who is in the security detail. A plan has been made, cooperation has been established on the territory of Republika Srpska with MUP RS, and in the cantonal areas with the cantonal MUPs.

— Enes Karić, Director of DKPTConfirming that police checks were conducted due to information about suspicious individuals.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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