12/10/2007 OHR Sarajevo

OHR statement on today’s demonstration by police officers who failed to secure certification by the UN/IPTF

OHR representatives will not meet with representative of the decertified police officers today as it has no direct role in the issue.

OHR invested a great deal of effort in persuading the UN to address the issue of decertified police officers.

In April the UN Security Council set out the requirements that will bring the life long ban on employment in law enforcement structures to an end.

State, Entity, Cantonal and Brcko authorities are now responsible for legislative changes: it is for them to decide if they will meet with the decertified police officers.