The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC) has revoked the mandates of Duško Radun, who serves as a representative in the Cantonal Assembly of Canton 10 and as a legislator in the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). This is the second time in six years that the CEC has revoked his mandates due to criminal convictions.
In March 2025, Radun was sentenced to six months in prison for forging official documents during his tenure as mayor of Bosansko Grahovo. According to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Election Law, a public official’s mandate shall be terminated if they are sentenced to six months or more in prison.
Radun has the right to appeal the CEC’s decision.
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In October 2024, the Municipal Court in Livno convicted Radun for falsifying business documents in 2018 while serving as mayor, when he “created documents with false content and certified them with his signature and seal”. The Cantonal Court in Livno upheld the conviction five months later.
According to the verdict, Radun used existing decisions on the financing of various events and contracts with individuals for specific jobs, which were properly recorded and archived, in 13 cases. He then added new, signed, and stamped decisions that were unrelated to the original documents. He thus intended to secure funds to reduce the outstanding debt he owed to the Municipality for advances paid toward his salary.
At the same time, he was acquitted of charges related to abuse of office as mayor and obtaining personal gain of 9,771 BAM, as he had received his full salary despite previously being paid advances for the same amount. The verdict instructed the Municipality of Bosansko Grahovo to seek compensation for the damage in civil proceedings.
In an interview with the Centre for Investigative Reporting, Radun stated that he intends to appeal further and, therefore, does not wish to make an official statement until the process is concluded. He emphasized that the entire case was politically motivated.
His lawyer, Ivica Dragun, stated that they will file an appeal with the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, citing a violation of the right to a fair trial due to the contradictory nature of the verdict.
First Revocation
Radun lost his legislator and representative mandates for the first time in 2019, when he was convicted of abuse of office as mayor, a matter previously reported by CIN.
The Municipal Court in Livno sentenced Radun to eight months in prison for causing damage to the municipal budget of 23,530 BAM. In 2016 and 2017, he withdrew money from the municipal treasury, typically in amounts of 2,000 to 3,000 BAM, justifying it with false invoices for hotel services for visiting delegations and celebrations of religious and New Year’s holidays. In addition, he withdrew money directly from the municipal account, kept it for himself, and thus obtained unlawful financial gain.
The verdict ordered Radun to return the misappropriated amount to the municipal budget. The Municipality of Bosansko Grahovo told CIN that a portion of Radun’s salary is deducted each month to repay the debt, but they refused to specify the amount, citing the protection of personal data. They also did not disclose how much money has been repaid so far.
For this offense, Radun did not serve his prison sentence but instead bought his way out of jail by paying 24,000 BAM, thus remaining free.
After that, Radun ran again in the 2022 general elections, when he was elected for the second time to the Assembly of Canton 10 and delegated to the House of Peoples of the Parliament of FBiH.
He had also been convicted in 2012 and given a two-month suspended prison sentence for the criminal offense of endangering safety. The court ruling indicated that he posed a “serious threat” to Slaviša Mihajlović’s safety by relaying a message through a third party, which stated: “If Mihajlović shows up at the sports and recreation center, I’ll hang him. Be sure to inform him of that!”
At the time, Radun was working at the “Oštrelj-Drinić” Forestry Company, and the court took into account that he had no previous convictions when issuing the sentence.
