OBN News Review, 8 August 2000 - Office of the High Representative

Headlines

Prostitution in Zivinice, 12 women arrested
Zvonimir Cabrajic, accused for murder of policeman, arrested in Sarajevo yesterday
No official statement from SFOR about the action in Vares
8 persons were killed, 17 injured in Moscow
TV INFO theme: Influence of the Police on Freedom of Media in B&H

Zivinice

6 persons are accused for intercession in juvenile prostitution and will stay in custody until the end of investigation. Police arrested 12 females, two of them are under age. The main organisers of prostitution and women trafficking are still at large. Amarildo Gutic produced the report.

Sarajevo

Zvonimir Cabrajic is arrested after burgling into goldsmith’s shop in Sarajevo last night. Cabrajic is also accused for the murder of policeman on June 19th 2000. in Drvar.

There is still no official statements from SFOR and IPTF about the action they performed in Vares four days ago. Vedran Persic produced the report.

Sarajevo

Police and media need to act according to Law and follow instructions about behaviour of police towards media. This was adopted by OSCE, UN, Federation and RS Ministry of Interior. OBN crew members were turned off by the police during their shooting of the queues in front of Embassies in Sarajevo. The report was produced by Svjetlana Celic.

Banja Luka

Reactions on report of ATV( Alternative Television) from Banja Luka by RS Ministry of Information.

Sarajevo

Some citizens of B&H Federation who committed minor transgressions chose to pay for it by staying in jail. A day spend in jail is substitution for DEM 50. The report is produced by Adis Saranovic.

Sarajevo

Reactions on the decision of High Representative on the amendments of Law on position of the member of Presidency by SDA and B&H Chairmen, Alija Izetbegovic. Slobodan Maksimovic produced the report.

Mostar

SDP spokesman, Darko Dodik, denied all accusations of the Association of camp inmates and is ready to bring an action against the persons, whose names are unknown, that accused him. Damir Kaletovic reported.

World

Croatian President, Stjepan Mesic and Prime Minister, Ivica Racan started their visit to USA.

Supreme Court in Chile took away immunity of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

8 persons were killed, 17 injured in the explosion in Moscow underground.

Three members of ETA were killed in the explosion in Spain last night.

Mladen Maric produced the report on world events.

Maglaj

The Head of OSCE mission, Robert Berry, visited Maglaj and talked with local officials about the security and implementation of Property Laws. Ambassador Berry also talked about foreign investments to Company Natron, the biggest company in Maglaj. Rifa Vilasevic reported.

Tuzla

Trade Union of Resodguming Company is not satisfied by revision of the state money in this company. 108 workers announced they will leave this company. Adis Nisic reported.

Sport

Reports on handball, international tennis and domestic football events were presented by Igor Kristic.