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OHR Brcko Press Release

Brcko Supervisor Appoints New Brcko District Assembly Councilors

Brcko, 10 April 2001

The Acting Supervisor of the Brcko District Mr. Gerhard Sontheim today appointed five new councilors for the Brcko District Assembly. These councilors are:

    1. Milorad Jovic (SDS)
    2. Anto Pranjkic (independent candidate)
    3. Anto Garic (NHI)
    4. Pero Gudeljevic (HDZ)
    5. Ilija Pajic (SNSD)

In addition, Milenko Simikic (SDS), a Brcko District Assembly Councilor, was appointed to the position of the Vice-President of the Brcko District Assembly. These appointments were required in order to fill the positions which turned vacant after five other councilors left from their positions as councilors in compliance with the Code on Conflict of Interest for Councilors in the Assembly of the Brcko District. The Code introduces the rule according to which a Brcko District Assembly Councilor may not hold another position financed by the Budget of the Brcko District, or any other public office in either of the Entities or BiH.

The councilors recognized as having Conflict of Interest and who chose to remain in their other position, rather than the one within the Brcko District Assembly, are the following:

    1. Miodrag Pajic (SDS)
    2. Adela Bozic (independent candidate)
    3. Mato Jurisic (NHI)
    4. Dragan Pajic (SNSD)
    5. Janja Antic (HDZ)

The Acting Supervisor of Brcko Gerhard Sontheim congratulates the newly appointed Councilors to their appointment and expresses his confidence that they will perform their duty in serving the Brcko District Community, bound only by their conscience, the Statute of the District and the interests of all people.

Mr. Sontheim also wishes the best of luck to the five former councilors and thanks them for all their hard work and support while holding the seats in the Brcko District Assembly. For more information, please, contact OHR North Public Affairs Officer Suzana Pejcic at 049-205-666 or 066-133-526.


OHR Brcko Press Release, Brcko, 10 April 2001