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Addendum to Order on Multi-Ethnic Police in the RS Municipality of Brcko of October 13, 1997
Statement by Robert W. Farrand
10 November 1997
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As the Supervisor for Brcko, I herein issue the following Order in
accordance with my authority under the Award on the Interim
International Supervision in the Brcko Area of February 14, 1997, and
pursuant to my Order on Multi-Ethnic Police in the RS Municipality of
Brcko of October 13, 1997:
- As discussed with the Republika Srpska authorities, a total of 230
police shall operate in the Supervision area. This figure of 230 shall
apply to all personnel operating within the Supervision area who carry
out police functions, or who have law enforcement powers, irrespective
of whether they are called police, in accordance with paragraph four of
the "Principles of Police Restructuring in the Republika Srpska" of
September 16, 1997.
- The composition of the police force, based on the composition of the
population as reflected in the voters' registry and results of the
municipal elections of September 13 and 14, 1997, shall be 52.2 percent
Serb (120 police), 39.1 percent Bosniak (90 police) and 8.7 percent
Croat (20 police).
- As stated in paragraph four of the Order on Multi-Ethnic Police in
the RS Municipality of Brcko of October 13, 1997, the Police Chief and
his/her Deputies shall produce, in cooperation with and the consent of
UN/IPTF, a staffing plan for the Brcko police no later than 30 days
after their appointment. This staffing plan shall include the manner in
which the 230 police personnel will be deployed in the Supervision area,
including but not restricted to the Uniform, Traffic, Investigative,
Border Police personnel, and the police personnel within the Public
Security Center Headquarters if it remains in the Supervision area after
December 31, 1997.
- As discussed with the Republika Srpska authorities, all citizens of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, of eighteen years of age or older, are eligible
to apply to become members of the RS Municipality of Brcko police, and
shall do so according to the guidelines and procedures provided in the
"Principles of Police Restructuring in the Republika Srpska" of
September 16, 1997. All applicants who have been certified by UN/IPTF
in accordance with those guidelines and procedures, shall form the pool
of candidates from which the Police Chief and his/her Deputies shall
select the Brcko police force. The Police Chief and his/her Deputies
shall determine the guidelines for this selection process, in
cooperation with and the consent of UN/IPTF.
Robert W. Farrand
Supervisor for Brcko
November 10, 1997
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