Glavas was arrested by the Bosnian police in Kupres, western Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Wednesday morning, after an international warrant for his arrest was issued by the Croatian judiciary. Upon his arrest, Glavas was transferred to a detention facility in Sarajevo to be placed in custody for 24 hours during which time he was supposed to produce documents proving that he holds Bosnian citizenship.
On Thursday the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to prolong Glavas's detention and ordered the Office of the Chief Prosecutor to deliver additional documentation regarding this case within the next 40 days.
"This is about extradition custody which can last until the completion of the extradition procedure," Hodzic told the press, adding that Glavas would be released in the event the prosecution failed to produce the documents in question.
Both the defence and the prosecution can appeal the decision on the month-long detention within the next 24 hours.
Glavas's lawyer in Sarajevo, Nikica Grzic, said that he was flabbergasted by the court's ruling, and announced his appeal.
No matter how the appellate panel of judges will rule on the appeal, its decision cannot be expected before Monday, which means that Glavas will certainly remain in detention over the weekend, Grzic said.
Grzic said that this was a precedent as his client would be remanded in custody even though the court established that Glavas possessed fully valid documents proving his Bosnian citizenship.
Hodzic also confirmed that the position of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was that the documents Glavas had produced during the questioning were valid and issued in Bosnia-Herzegovina in line with the law.
"The legal interpretation given by the judge in charge of the case (Justice Branko Peric) is that the decision on detention is a kind of precedent, and the appellate panel of judges will have the final say," Hodzic said.
According to her, Judge Peric has assessed that "in the specific context of the countries in the region, an inflexible interpretation of citizenship undermines the law and justice."
Glavas's lawyer Grzic told reporters the court ruling implied that Croatian authorities were the ones who were obliged to produce relevant documents within 40 days as a condition for Glavas's extradition to Croatia.
This is actually more about political assessments than about the law, the lawyer said, adding that Glavas's Bosnian citizenship was the main obstacle to his transfer from Bosnia to Croatia.
The court holds that by registering as a Bosnian citizen, Glavas tried to evade prosecution in Croatia, because his registration was carried out after the start of the proceedings in which he was convicted pending appeal, Grzic said.
The verdict was delivered by the Zagreb County Court last Friday, and Glavas left Croatia before the announcement of the ruling.