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SIPA arrests four Indirect Taxation Authority customs officers
The State Investigation and Protection Agency carried out an operation in the Banja Luka, Gradiška and Brod area, arresting four officers of the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH. According to SIPA, the officers were stationed at the Brod and Gradiška border crossings. SIPA said the operation is being conducted under an order of the Court of BiH and under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH. The grounds for suspicion concern the offences of accepting gifts and other forms of benefit. Searches, it said, are ongoing at several locations.
Election commission orders repeat vote at Bukvik polling station
The Central Election Commission of BiH decided that the vote should be repeated at polling station 200C019-Bukvik in Brčko District. Voting will take place on Sunday, 18 October 2026. The same candidate lists and the same voter roll extracts will be used. The decision followed the finding that voters with Republika Srpska entity citizenship at that station did not receive ballots for the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH level during the general election.
The SDS Presidency held a session in Banja Luka to analyse the general election results and organisational matters. Before the session, Bijeljina mayor Ljubiša Petrović contested his expulsion as contrary to the party statute and announced legal action, while five SDS councillors from Bijeljina wrote asking for the decision to be annulled. According to N1, some party sources mentioned a possible demand for the resignation of party president Branko Blanuša. After the session, Blanuša said he had not offered his resignation and that it had not been discussed, and that Petrović's expulsion remains in force. He said Petrović had grossly breached the Statute and that a commission would analyse the election results.
Maltese Boeing sends emergency signal over Croatia
A Malta-registered Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Corfu to Nuremberg sent an emergency signal while crossing Croatia. A Croatian Rafale intercepted it over Korenica and escorted it out of Croatian airspace. In Germany two Eurofighters were sent to meet it, and Nuremberg airport was temporarily closed. The aircraft landed in Nuremberg, where German authorities carried out checks, and Malta's transport minister Chris Bonett confirmed the signal was sent from that aircraft.
Plenković reports to parliament, no-confidence debate follows
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković presented the government's annual report to the Croatian parliament, his tenth since becoming PM in 2016. A debate then began on the SDP motion to remove him over illegal hazardous waste dumping, including a case in Gospić, backed by 54 deputies. During the debate SDSS deputy Anja Šimpraga accused Most deputy Miro Bulj of stirring intolerance towards Serbs, particularly in Otišić near Vrlika. An exchange followed between Bulj and Milorad Pupovac, and Bulj received several warnings; sources differ on whether he lost the right to speak or was removed from the chamber.
Ćudić's resignation from Naša stranka is irrevocable
Sabina Ćudić said her resignation as Naša stranka president is irrevocable, after the party lost support in the 4 October elections. She also said cooperation by some US officials with the SNSD harms US and BiH interests.
Ten parties sign coalition in Bosnian-Podrinje Canton
A framework agreement of ten parties for 2026-2030 was signed in Goražde. According to SDA's Adis Halilović, it secures a two-thirds majority; NiP, SDP and Snaga naroda are not included.
The BiH Ministry of Defence opened a competition for civilians to enter West Point and the Colorado Springs academy. Graduates sign contracts as second lieutenants in the Armed Forces of BiH.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH said it had ordered no investigation into former SIPA director Darko Ćulum. It stated there were no grounds for suspicion that he committed the reported offences.
The trial of Damir Brgulja, indicted over the crash that killed Benjamin Spahović, began at Sarajevo Municipal Court. The Sarajevo Canton prosecutor's office stated he was under the influence of drugs.
The Tuzla Canton prosecutor's office said the court lifted detention on 9 October for a 15-year-old suspected of a knife attack on two pupils. Preparatory proceedings continue.
Sarajevo Canton police said a person suspected of a shooting in Pejton, which left a man with a minor leg injury, was arrested. According to N1, the arrest came at 15:30.