Bosnian Serb Govt Funds Organisation Led by War Criminal

The association's website says it is a non-political organisation whose main aim is "encouraging the realisation of the principles on which Republika Srpska is based".

It represents those who actively participated in the establishment of Republika Srpska in 1992 - like Krajisnik, who alongside Radovan Karadzic was a key figure in the formation of the Serb-led entity several months before the Bosnian war broke out.

The Creators of Republika Srpska Association lists its areas of interest as freedom and human rights, the economic recovery of Republika Srpska and public health and social protection of citizens, amongst other things.

It says it also intends to offer solutions to the political and economic crisis in Bosnia and encourage the protection of individuals and groups suffering the effects of war.

Momcilo Krajisnik with Milorad Dodik. Photo courtesy of N1.

Among its activities, it promises to work on the promotion and protection of the Serbian language and Cyrillic script, and to mark important dates for Republika Srpska.

The latest information available about its activities on the association's website dates back to 2017, when Krajisnik had a meeting with the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej and Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj, who was also convicted of wartime crimes by the Hague Tribunal in 2018.

The most recent press release on the association's website, also dated 2017, said it supports Republika Srpska's then-president Milorad Dodik in his decision to hold a referendum to gain support for defying a ruling by the state-level Constitutional Court that banned the entity's controversial 'statehood day' holiday.

Critics have expressed discontent about the fact that Krajisnik's...