The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) announced that it has included in the list of sanctioned persons three persons who contributed to the efforts of the individual under the blockade and the president of the Republika Srpska entity, Milorad Dodik, to undermine the peace and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina by organizing the celebration of the unconstitutional Republika Srpska Day , reports "Radio Free Europe" (RSE).
The announcement states that Branislav Okuka, Jelena Pajić Baštinac and Srebrenka Golić "by organizing the celebration of the unconstitutional day on January 9, 2004, helped Dodik's efforts to undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement and the powers of the Constitutional Court of BiH, as well as the High Representative."
By listing, the sanctioned persons will be blocked from all assets they have in the US and will also be prohibited from transactions by US citizens with them.
"The United States is deeply concerned about continued attempts to undermine the Dayton Peace Accords and the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina as two key institutions most important to peace and stability in the region," said Treasury Department Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson ).
Nelson added that the US will continue to call "to account those who seek to sow divisions for their own political goals, to the detriment of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina."
