The Bosnian state court confirmed an indictment charging Father Petar Barbaric with making a speech glorifying Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak, who committed suicide when his verdict was announced at the Hague Tribunal.
Parliamentary resolution supporting separate electoral unit for Bosnian Croats causes controversy but is seen as largely symbolic and driven mainly by domestic coalition politics.
Former justice minister, Vesna Skare Ozbolt says the right-wing Homeland Movement’s attempt to meddle in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s politics is an inept attempt to enhance its patriotic credentials.