"BiH Prosecutor General Goran Salihovich has issued an order selecting a group that will work on the case. With this order, the case is designated as a priority and all prosecutors will be provided with the necessary resources needed for an effective work," Grubeshich said.
According to the preliminary results of the referendum which took place on Sunday, 98.8 percent of Bosnian Serbs supported the January 9 Republic Day.
Earlier in the day, Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the referendum had no legal basis as it was suspended by the decision of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Republika Srpska does not agree to celebrate the national day of Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 1, for on that day in 1992 the Bosnian parliament proclaimed the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina without the presence of Bosnian Serbs. Republika Srpska proposed a different date for its own national holiday, January 9, which is a Serbian Orthodox Christian holiday and the anniversary of Bosnian Serbs declaring independence in 1992.
