News in English     | 15.10.2018. 17:49 |

Dodik and SNSD fined for inciting violence and hatred in the election campaign

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, October 15 (FENA) - The process of determining the results of the General Elections 2018, which involves combining the results from regular polling stations and the counting of ballots in the Main Counting Centre, is under way.

Until the adoption of the Decision on determining and publishing the results of the General Elections in 2018, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina will update the preliminary election results every 15 hours at its website www.izbori.ba.

At today's session, the CEC BiH made a decision to penalize one political party and its candidate.

It was established that the political subject the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) is responsible for the fact that Milorad Dodik, a candidate of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) for the BiH Presidency member, used a language that incites violence or spread of hatred on October 4, breaking the rules of conduct in the election campaign under the Election Law of BiH.

Therefore, pursuant to the BiH Election Law, a fine of 7,000 KM has been imposed against the party.

It was also found that Milorad Dodik, a candidate of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) for the BiH Presidency member on October 4, used a language that incites violence or spreading of hatred, thus violating the rules of conduct in the election campaign under the Election Law of BiH and a fine of 5,000 KM was imposed against the candidate.

The decision on the penalties is not final. An appeal against the decision can be filed with the Appellate Division of the Court of BiH within two days from the date of receipt of the said decision, the CEC BiH announced.

(FENA) S. R.

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