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No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. KZ BiH 145a(2) is public incitement to violence or hatred — overlay. 145a(3) is genocide/war-crime denial with an incitement gate.

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    Independent-praise crime?
    No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. KZ BiH 145a(2) is public incitement to violence or hatred — overlay. 145a(3) is genocide/war-crime denial with an incitement gate.
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    čl. 145a st. (2)

    Krivični zakon Bosne i Hercegovine

    Target
    Public incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group or a member of a group defined by race, colour, religion, descent, or national or ethnic origin
    Test
    Public. Residual to paragraph (1). Paragraph (3) is public condoning, denial, gross trivialisation, or attempted justification of genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes established by a final ICTY / ICC / IMT / BiH court judgment, in a manner likely to incite violence or hatred.
    Max
    3 months to 3 years (paragraph (3): 6 months to 5 years)
    Ko javno podstrekne na nasilje ili mržnju usmjerenu protiv grupe osoba ili člana grupe određene s obzirom na rasu, boju kože, vjeroispovijest, porijeklo ili nacionalnu ili etničku pripadnost, ako takvo ponašanje ne predstavlja krivično djelo iz stava (1) ovog člana, kaznit će se kaznom zatvora od tri mjeseca do tri godine.

    Official Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian of the High Representative’s 2021 amendment inserting KZ BiH 145a(2)–(6) (Official Gazette BiH 46/21). Working English: whoever publicly incites violence or hatred directed against a group or member defined by race, colour, religion, descent, or national or ethnic origin.

    Cite · KZ BiH čl. 145a st. (2) (Sl. glasnik BiH 46/21) · as of 2026-09-05

    • Overlay. The 2021 High Representative decision is the legislative act. Paragraph (6) separately punishes glorification of a person finally convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, or a war crime.
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