Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 11 May
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00 hrs) | BH Radio 1 (12,00 hrs) |
| FBiH HoP on Law on Pardon today | FBiH HoP in session |
| Tihic met IMF officials in | RSNA in session |
| Cavic: RS is not agst police reform | BiH Pres Chair Tihic in |
TV news broadcast on 10 May
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00 hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| Regional News | BiH lawsuit against | Main court hearing ended before ICJ |
| | 4 ICTY indictees transferred to BiH | Tadic met RS PM Dodik in Banjaluka |
| EU Day marked in SA | Hearing in Kravice case started | Pro-European rally in |
| ICTY indictees before | Regional News | 4 ICTY indictees transferred to BiH |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| Main hearing in Kravice case started | 4 ICTY indictees transferred to BiH | Explosion in Bileca |
| Main hearing in BiH vs. | Court hearing in Kravica case begins | HR on police reform |
| ICTY indictees transferred to SA | Rights of wartime torture victims | Hearing in the ‘Kravica’ case begins |
| Issue of rapped men during the war | Main court hearing ended before ICJ | Andrun pleaded not guilty |
| Oslobodjenje | [High school students marked Day of Europe] Young people have the best vision of EU |
| Dnevni Avaz | [BiH legal representative Van den Biesen] We denied all arguments from |
| Dnevni List | |
| Vecernji List | Many young people killing themselves in new settlements (numerous suicide attempts in ‘new’ Croat settlements in |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Rajic will ‘sink’ Petkovic and Praljak and save Stojic |
| Nezavisne Novine | Bomb planted under a policeman’s car |
| Glas Srpske | So that victims are not forgotten [The Day of victory over fascism marked in RS] |
| EuroBlic | Third bomb in 30 days [bomb planted under policeman’s car in |
| Vecernje novosti | Features Serbian related titles |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| RSNA commences session, to focus on police reform
| BH Radio 1 by Daliborka Gavrliovic-Kujundzic – The RS National Assembly has commenced the session today. It adopted the agenda for the two-days session which would focus on the Information of the police reform process in the BiH. The RSNA would also discuss topic of state-owned apartments, the RS public broadcaster, and internal debt of RS and draft Law on Water. RTRS broadcast no news due to live coverage of the session. |
| RS President Cavic says he is not against efficient police, but centralized structure serving politics
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| BiH Presidency Chair Tihic in | |
| FBiH HoP refused to adopt FERK’s agenda for 2006 due to increase of electricity prices; to discuss work of FBiH Govt in 2005, agenda for 2006
| BH Radio 1 by Ljiljana Radl – The FBiH House of Peoples at the session today, refused to adopt FBiH Electricity Regulatory Commission [FERK] agenda for 2006. Bosniak Caucus explained that they did not accept FERK agenda for 2006, due to FERK’s decision to increase prices of electricity. Reporter noted that following the FBiH Law on Electricity, neither of FBiH Parliament houses cannot deny FERK’s decision, for only court authorities can make such decision. BiH HoP will also discuss report on work of FBiH Government for 2005 and agenda for 2006. Radl comments that regardless to the fact that BiH HoR earlier did not adopt the report, nothing actually changed, for FBiH Government continued its work as nothing has happened. |
War crimes | |
| ICTY transfers Meakic, Gruban, Fustar, Knezevic – indictees for crimes in Omarska, Keraterm camps – to BiH to stand trial before
| BHT1 – On Tuesday, the ICTY suspects Zeljko Mejakic, Momcilo Gruban, Dusan Fustar and Dusko Knezevicwere transferred from the custody of The Hague Tribunal to BiH, where they would stand trial before the Court of BiH. These four Bosnian Serbs are charged with confining in inhumane conditions, murdering, beating and sexually harassing Bosniaks and Croats in Omarska and Keraterm concentration camps near Prijedor, between May and August 1992. FTV – Meakic was the Commander of the Omarska Camp; Gruban was a guard shift commander in Omarska, while Fustar was a guard shift commander in Keraterm. According to the indictment, Knezevic did not hold an official position in either of those camps. RTRS – Suspects arrived to |
| Trial in ‘Kravica case’ commences before
| FTV by Zeljko Tica – The main court hearing in the Kravice case has commenced before the Court of BiH on Tuesday. Eleven persons, who at time of the crime were members of RS Police [Milos Stupar, Milenko Trifunovic, Petar Mitrovic, Brano Dzinic, Aleksandar Radovanovic, Slobodan Jakovljevic, Miladin Stevanovic, Velibor Maksimovic, Dragisa Zivanovic, Branislav Medan and Milovan Matic], four of them even active police officers at the time of arrest, have been indicted for participating in the murder of more than one thousand Bosniaks in the warehouse of the farming cooperative in Kravica, Bratunac Municipality, in 1995. Prosecutor’s Office says it has not doubts these eleven are guilty of committing crime of the genocide; according to the BiH Prosecutor Ibro Bulic, sentencing them would be a ‘small, but significant step’ for justice. “The word ‘Srebrenica’ will forever remain engraved in the conscience of BiH people, and the conscience of the International Community. It will enter the history books as one of the darkest days in human history”, stressed Bulic. Representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office claim that the murder of more than one thousand Bosniaks in Kravica was motivated by genocide intention. Hayat- The defense attorney Slavko Asceric denied the legality of the indictment since “the accused were only police officers during the war and not high officials”. Trial will continue on Wednesday. |
| Main hearing BiH vs.
| BHT1 by Dzenita Zirdum – Main court hearing in the BiH lawsuit against Serbia-Montenegro for genocide before the International Court of Justice [ICJ] ended on Tuesday. The hearing started on February 27, and the justices are expected to bring the verdict by the end of the year. |
| BiH legal representative Van den Biesen: We denied all arguments from
| Dnevni Avaz cover splash, pg 5 ‘We denied all arguments from Belgrade’ by S.Numanovic – Commenting main hearing in the BiH lawsuit against |
| Serbian President Tadic visits
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Tadic said he would solve Mladic problem’ by N.Diklic – Commenting meeting of RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, RS President Dragan Cavic and BiH Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic with Serbian President Boris Tadic in Laktasi on Monday, SNSD’s Krstan Simic told daily that “they discussed with Tadic possible sanctions against persons or agencies that allowed Mladic to escape.” Simic underlined that besides ICTY indictees and police reform in BiH, no other political issues were discussed: “It was an unconventional chitchat.” DA learns from an unnamed source that Tadic expressed his worries for Mladic was not arrested: “He said that he is going to try solve problem of Mladic extradition, when Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica did not want to. Tadic said that Mladic is refusing to sign to surrender voluntarily and raised issue whether RS or |
| BiH Directorate for EU Integrations’ Topcagic: no indications that BiH negotiations on
| Hayat- Asked if there are indications that BiH negotiations on Stabilization and Association Agreement could be suspended as were |
| FBiH PM: Hadzipasic supports Commission that would establish truth about all missing persons
| Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘Hadzipasic supports Commission that would establish truth about all missing persons’ by M.K. – DA learns that before the FBiH Government adopts final decision on the establishment of the Commission to search for missing persons in Sarajevo area, the FBiH Prime Minister Ahmet Hadzipasic will consult the international community, families of missing persons and existing Commission for missing persons. Following these meetings it would be known whether the Government would discuss the issue again. According to DA source, Hadzipasic on Tuesday told the Collegium he never promised the establishment of the Commission that would deal exclusively with the suffering of Serbs in |
| RS Commission: Body remains of Zepa Colonel Avdo Palic would be found by Monday
| Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Palic would be found by Monday’ pg 3 ‘Palic would be found by Monday’ by E.K. – Milan Dupor, Chair of the Commission tasked by the RS Government to reveal the faith of missing BiH Army’s Colonel Avdo Palic from Zepa , told daily: “Our goal is to locate Palic by Monday”. Daily reminded that High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling rejected possibility of extending the Commission’s mandate [which expired on April 21] and Dupor stressed that there is much he can’t tell the journalist, but daily finds out that two police officers of RS Police on this case went to the field. Commission has previously warned it cannot locate Palic, while OHR demand the case to be solved ASAP. Daily notes that this time it appears that the Commission is more concerned with the technical aspects of the case, rather then the issue of location. |
| SD: Fmr HVO commander Rajic’s testimony could be detrimental for ‘Prlic and others’, he will ‘save’ Stojic only
| Slobodna Dalmacija, front pg splash and pg 2 ‘Rajic will ‘sink’ Petkovic and Praljak and save Stojic’, by Jasna Babic – following the verdict by the ICTY pronounced on May 8, which sentenced former HVO commander from central Bosnia, Ivica Rajic, to 12 years imprisonment, SD reminds that Rajic had earlier settled with the Prosecution and in exchange he will have to testify in other cases, such as the ‘Prlic and others’ case (former senior Herceg Bosna officials charged with ethnic cleansing of Croat majority areas). According to SD’s information, Rajic will be charging all the indictees from the ‘Prlic and others’ case apart from Bruno Stojic, a former Defence Minister of Herceg Bosna, and he will allegedly say that Stojic was only signing decisions originally prepared by Milivoj Petkovic and Slobodan Praljak (other indictees in the case). |
| Former deputy cmdr of ‘Gabela’ prison camp Andrun pleads not guilty to numerous charges | RTRS, Oslobodjenje pg 5 ‘Andrun took prisoners to death’ by A.O., Dnevni Avaz pg 12 ‘Nikola Andrun denied charges’ by N.J., Dnevni List, pg 4 ‘Andrun says he is not guilty’, not signed – War crimes indictee charged with, among others, killing of civilians in capacity of deputy commander in the ‘Gabela’ prison camp, Nikola Andrun, pleaded ‘not guilty’ before the judge for initial proceedings of the BiH Court, Almir Rodgrigues. The date of the trials will be scheduled later. |
Political and economic issues | |
| HR Schwarz-Schilling expresses readiness to take part in new round of const. changes talks
| PINK – OHR Spokesperson |
| Political parties deputies to the BiH HoR on talks on const. changes: Talks could continue, solution only after elections
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Talks could continue, solution only after elections’ by A.M. – Commenting possible continuation of talks on the constitutional reform, the BiH House of Representatives Chair Martin Raguz [HDZ 1990], who voted against proposed amendments, said they should be continued after the elections: “Than, those [who win] should try to merge the first and second phase into one.” SDA Deputy to the BiH HoR, Sefik Dzaferovic, who supported the amendments now says that the alternative: “I expect them [opponents of the amendments] to see the facts, change their stance and support to the previously proposed amendments. On the contrary, I am afraid that nothing could be done before the elections.” SBiH deputy to BiH HoR Beriz Belkic announced: “Parties that expressed reserve towards the earlier proposal [to the constitutional reform] will present their intentions to the public in next couple of days… Even earlier we have been offering alternatives. This process goes on by its nature.” Belkic concluded that it is not realistic to expect any progress before the October elections. Inset ‘Avdic: Too much should not be expected’ – Independent deputy to the BiH HoR Sead Avdic said that continuity of the talks should be set up, but with different people and approach: “I support Patriotic block to come up with their proposal of constitutional changes, [US] Ambassador [Douglas] McElhaney should be mediator, with more options of amendments this time.” |
| SNSD: Const. reform talks after elections
| Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘On constitutional changes after elections’ by S. G., Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Against outvoting in a determinant manner’ by D. Mo. – Chairman of SNSD Executive Board Nebojsa Radmanovic stated that the Board, during its session held on Tuesday, reached a decision that the negotiations on constitutional changes may continue only after October elections are held. |
| HDZ PresidentCovic in letter to Head of EC delegation in BiH Humphreys: HDZ will continue to participate in constitutional changes negotiations
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘HDZ will continue to participate in negotiations’ not signed – HDZ spokesperson Miso Relota confirmed that HDZ President Dragan Covic sent on Tuesday a letter to Head of the EC delegation in BiH Michael Humphreys. In this letter Covic expressed regret over the fact that some BiH political representatives did not support constitutional changes. The letter also says that HDZ stands for drafting a new, people’s and democratic Constitution that would make BiH a normal, functional and sustainable state. According to letter, the HDZ BiH leadership would continue to actively participate in continuation of the negotiations on the constitutional changes. Oslobodjenje pg 8 ‘Constitutional reforms temporary on hold’ by Fena – also carried. |
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| Vecernji List, pg 6, mentioned on front ‘We will form one all-Croat coalition’, by Miroslav Vasilj – carries an interview with the |
| SBiH leader Halilovic responding accusations that his party did not take part in whole process of const. changes talks
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4, mentioned on cover ‘SBiH has not been changing Constitution for two months, but for ten years’ by E.Sarac – Commenting statement of the US Ambassador Douglas McElhaney who said the SBiH did not take part in entire process of constitutional changes talks, the SBiH leader Safet Halilovic told DA: “SBiH has been working on constitutional changes for ten years… SBiH took active part in plenary part of talks that took part by January 16. Our proposals – platform and concept in whole – were at the table from the very beginning.” Halilovic said that after talks ended in BiH Central Bank building, his party did not take part in “private bilateral talks… which were only trade between two FBiH and three RS parties.” DA inset ‘Police reform best example’ carries Halilovic as saying: ‘The best example is the police reform and opposition that exists in the RS. All disputability of reached solutions from the agreement of 6 parties is reflected here. Is this transferring of competence to the state and establishment of the state competence.’ |
| SD: SDA facing rift; Cengic and his aides objecting to Tihic that he wanted to divide BiH
| Slobodna Dalmacija, pgs 14 and 15, mentioned on front ‘Devrish are authority in BiH’, by Zlatko Tulic – according to SD, following the failure to adopt the constitutional changes, the SDA is facing a rift within the party since many party officials are objecting to the SDA leader, Sulejman Tihic, that he wanted to be in coalition with the |
| DEPOS’ Cenic: Removals at RS Govt and public companies should not have surprised RS President
| Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘Invoices for removal should not be addressed to Dodik’ by V.P. – Svetlana Cenic, DEPOS Co-Chair, has stated commenting of |
| RS PM Dodik with EBRD official: RS Govt expects Reiffeisen Financial Consulting to deliver report on privatization of Telekom Srpske
| Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘A multiple benefit from Telekom’ by Lj.C. – Milorad Dodik, RS Prime Minister and Claudio Viezzoli, Director of EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) for |
| SDHR Bas-Backer with Tuzla Canton PM Jasarevic, calls for bigger funds for NGOs
| Vecernji List, pg 5 ‘Bas-Backer talked with Jasarevic’, by mpe – Senior Deputy High Representative, Peter Bas-Backer, visited Tuzla on Tuesday when he talked to the Tuzla Canton PM, Bajazit Jasarevic, about the the help the cantonal government is giving to the NGO sector. The SDHR noted that the civic society should be pointing the way BiH should be taking, whilst the PM announced more means would be allocated for the NGOs’ projects. |
| GS op-ed critical of interest groups at political scene / critical of SDA and SbiH
| Glas Srpske op-ed pg 2 ‘Liar and arch liar’ by Goran Barac – Commenting on latest announcements of SDA and Party for BiH (regarding their withdrawal of support to RS Government over RS Government’s firm stance on police reform), the author underlines that one thing is certain: these parties constantly maintain tensions at the political scene and have no good intentions towards either RS or BiH. He stresses imposition of somebody’s will shall not bring anything good to BiH, highlighting the importance of consensus instead of outvoting, since outvoting threatens to open Pandora’s Box from beginning of 90’s and hardly closed in Dayton in 1995. The author refers to SDA’s Sadik Ahmetovic (saying that Milorad Dodik’s statements are inappropriate and provocative) as arch liar. Barac concludes the column saying that political parties make interest groups, which last as long as everything is in line with their interests. When it changes, they switch “shirts”. |
| BiH Foreign Affairs Ministry: Liberalisation of visa regime has begun
| Oslobodjenje pg 8 ‘Liberalisation of visa regime has begun’ by Az.Kalamujic – Chief of BiH Foreign Ministry’s Department for visa and passport issues, Borisa Arnaut, confirmed for daily that EU countries already introduced somewhat more liberal regime towards BiH. Arnaut explains these changes are still not affecting citizens, however notes that some EU countries abolished visas for BiH diplomats, adding that businessmen, journalists and students obtain year visas much easier that it was the case previously. |
| DA op-ed: Arresting Karadzic and police reform are obstacles for BiH to join EU; RS would likely schedule referendum
| Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘Karadzic is burden for BiH’ op-ed by Edina Sarac – Commenting recent meeting of the RS political leaders with the Serbian President Boris Tadic in Laktasi, editorial alleges that there are couple of scenarios what was going on behind the closed doors. Author notes that the most possible scenario was that “if Kosovo becomes independent, which is very likely to happen, RS could schedule referendum on separation on the basis of constitutional provision. [RS Prime Minister Milorad] Dodik with his Interior Ministry would help Tadic to extradite [Ratko] Mladic to |
| Osl on Europe Day.: Existence of political will to go towards EU is even more important than results
| Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘Europe’ op-ed by Senka Kurtovic – Commenting the launch of the next round of negotiations on Stabilisation and Association Agreement [ |
| NN op-ed criticises Terzic’s congratulation of the Day of Europe: who gave him the right to congratulate the Day of Europe to citizens | Nezavisne Novine op-ed pg 7 ‘The Day of Europe’ by Aleksandar Sekulic – Referring to a public letter CoM Chairman Adnan Terzic addressed to BiH citizens on the occasion of May 9, the Day of Europe, in which he presented ‘the results’ BiH authorities have achieved on the path to European integrations, the author critically says nothing is normal in this state anymore. He criticises “the creepy self-praising of “the state PM” in front of the citizens, who were forced by the same authorities through the latest move of VAT introduction…to commit a social hara-kiri’. The author warns on differences between way of life of authority representatives and common citizens or between adoption and implementation of reforms and says these facts give citizens the right to ask Terzic who gave him the right to congratulate the Day of Europe to citizens. |
Police reform | |
| HR Schwarz-Schilling: RS stance on police reform is not in line with Agreement RSNA endorsed last year
| RTRS by Biljana Knezevic – RS National Assembly [RSNA] is scheduled to discuss issue of police reform on Wednesday’s session. In a brief interview to RTRS, the HR to BiH Christian Schwarz-Schilling sent message to the RSNA deputies informing them of the importance of their possible decision as it may cause suspension of the negotiations on the Stabilization and Association Agreement. According to the HR, RS stance is not stimulating for the European future and he deems it is not in accordance with the Agreement on police restructuring supported by the RSNA on |
| EC and OHR expect from RS NA delegates to support police reform based on 3 European principles
| Nezavisne Novine pg 9 ‘EU and OHR demanded principles to be respected’ by V. Popovic – EC and OHR expect from RS NA delegates to support police reform that would be based on the three European principles at RS NA session scheduled for today [Wednesday]. EC Delegation Spokesperson |
| RS DS President Kovacevic: we will present our concept on police organisation in BiH at RS NA session
| Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘Sarajevo as a test for police reform’ by D. Risojevic – The President of RS Democratic Party, Predrag Kovacevic, announced in an interview to Nezavisne Novine that the party would, at RS NA session scheduled for today [Wednesday], present its concept on police organisation in BiH, in accordance with which Sarajevo as a separate and reformed police district would represent a model for police functioning. He says the police are currently the weakest link in the state and something needs to be changed. He believes the police are the main culprit for the fact that audit reports have no judicial epilogue as well as for the fact there are still many unsolved murder cases. He noted that the party strongly supports establishing of a special prosecutor’s office but, due to previously mentioned reasons, they are sceptical about policemen that should work for the prosecutor’s office. |
| RS pol. officials: police reform must be implemented in line with 3 EU principles, with respect of constitutional framework of BiH and decision-making through consensus
| EuroBlic RSpg 2 ‘Solely consensus’ by Rajna Radosavljevic – Daily carries comments of political officials regarding today’s (Wednesday) session of RS NA on police reform. While RS officials (SNSD’ Krstan Simic,PDP’ Veselin Poljasevic) share the view RS NA will once more reiterate its stance police reform must be implemented in line with 3 EU principles, with respect of constitutional framework of BiH and decision-making through consensus, Bosniak parties (S BiH Muharem Murselovic and SDA) share the view new discussion on this issue “unnecessarily opens debate on this issue, since it can backtrack story on police reform to its beginning.” Simic explained: “Considering the fact that we found ourselves in the position that |
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| Dnevni Avaz pg 13 ‘Document that Directorate adopted has no weight of the decision’ By E.Sarac – An unnamed member of Police Reform Directorate [ |
| RS PM Dodik and Serbian President Tadic discuss police reform two days before session of RSNA on the issue
| BHT1 by Zoran Sarenac – In regard to unexpected and private visit of Serbian President Boris Tadic to |
| SNSD Executive Board confirms prior stances on police; RS MoI cannot be questioned
| RTRS, Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘On constitutional changes after elections’ by S. G., Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Against outvoting in a determinant manner’ by D. Mo. – With the regard to the upcoming session of RS National Assembly on the police reform to be held today [Wednesday], the SNSD Executive Board has confirmed their earlier support for the European principles but not for their different interpretations. SNSD maintains its earlier stance by which the RS Interior Ministry and the RS Police could not be questioned. Democratic Movement of Srpska [DEPOS] believes that negotiations on police reform are brought back to the beginning and for that reason it would even harder to reach the agreement.Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Reform at the beginning’ by Z.M – carries DEPOS separately. |
Security and judicial issues | |
| Another explosion threatens Trebinje police officer
| RTRS– Early on Tuesday morning, explosion, in which car and house of Petar Kozjak, Commander of Police Support Unit to Trebinje Public Security Centre were damaged, happened in Bileca. This is the fourth attack in this region. Kozjak said that would continue to work professionally. Goran Zubac, Spokesperson of Trebinje Public Security Centre said that police would be even firmer in its fight against organized crime. BHT1,Dnevni Avaz pg 32 ‘Automobile of special police unit commander blew away’ by I.Markovic Oslobodjenje pg 40 ‘Destroyed car and part of house of special police unit commander, Dnevni List pg 21, mentioned on cover ‘Warning of Mafia: Policeman’s car blown up’ by A. Krajinovic, Vecernji List pg 3, mentioned on cover ‘ ‘Golf’ owned by Head of Special Police Unit blown up’ by R. Soldo, Nezavisne Novine cover pg splash and pg 3 ‘Bomb planted under policeman’s car’ by V. Duka, EuroBlic cover pg splash and pg 3 ‘Third bomb in 30 days’- carried. |
| DA: Special Dept. for organized crime looks into case RS PM Dodik vs. ITA SB Chair Dixon, ITA Director Causevic | Dnevni Avaz pg 11 ‘Special Department for organized crime processes the case’ by T.L. – Spokesperson for the BiH Prosecution, Edita Pejovic, confirmed for DA that the Office has received the charges filed against the Chair of the ITA Steering Board, Joly Dixon, and ITA Director, Kemal Causevic, by the RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik. She further explains that the case was assigned to the authorized prosecutor, whose name currently is to stay unknown, while DA learns unofficially that the cases has ended up with the BiH Prosecutor’s Special Department for organized crime. Last month, Dodik filed charges against |
| VL: RS authorities undermining BiH judiciary by setting up Special Prosecution of RS
| Vecernji List, pg 2 ‘Milorad Dodik ‘disempowered’ McNair’s prosecution’, by eme – according to VL’s article, by setting up the Special Prosecution of the RS (in charge of organized crime etc) and appointment of Milan Tegeltija as the Chief Prosecutor, the RS authorities have seriously endangered the functioning of the judicial system in BiH. The article goes on to say that by unilateral establishing the new prosecution, it is the Special prosecution for organized crime, corruption and economic crime of the BiH Prosecution that is endangered the most since the two prosecutions’ competences overlap. (title of the article refers to former prosecutor John McNair, who was the first head of Special Prosecution for organized crime in the BiH Prosecution) |
| MP in BiH HoR Gligoric:
| Dnevni List, front pg splash and pg 3 ‘ |
| Amnesty International report: Weapon from BiH sent to
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2, mentioned on cover ‘Weapon from BiH ended up in Iraq’ by S. Numanovic – According to the Amnesty International report, that would be presented today, hundreds of thousands of infantry weapon and ammunition from BiH ended up in Iraq. The report also says that for years the weapon was secretly transported to the Iraqi regular Army under supervision of the US Defense Ministry. Amnesty International also claims that they received confirmation of this information from EUFOR, OSCE and OHR officials. |
| EUFOR Spokesperson Halsey on BiH’s weapon sent to
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Halsey: This is about donation’ by L.S. – Reacting to the Amnesty International report on weapon from BiH sent to Iraq, EUFOR spokesperson Caren Halsey stated that all they can state at this moment is that some time ago a part of weapon from BiH was donated to Iraq. NATO’s Headquarters spokesperson Dwight Mood said that they are collecting documentation regarding this case and they would have more information on Wednesday (today). Deputy BiH Defense Minister Enes Becirbasic stated that he is not familiar with the claims from the report and that in cooperation with representatives of the US Government and with the knowledge of the UN, BiH is going to donate certain amount of light weapons to regular armed forces of another country. |
| BiH CoM Chair confirms documentation of 2003 coup d’etat affair handed to BiH Prosecution for further investigation | Nezavisne Novine pg 3 ‘Prosecution is investigating role of intelligence officers in “coup d’etat” affair’, announced on cover ‘Adnan Terzic: Prosecution is investigating into role of intelligence officers’ by M.Cubro – Adnan Terzic, BiH CoM Chair, has confirmed Tuesday that the BiH Prosecutor’s Office is investigating how many employees of BiH OSA (Intelligence and Security Agency) have violated the Law by wiretapping politicians, Hague investigators and journalists in the affair “coup d’etat”. Terzic explained: “The entire documentation on this affair in possession of OSA was handed to BiH Prosecution few months ago, which is now to assess whether there are elements of criminal act and who is responsible for the affair.” (NOTE: Special Parliamentary Commission of BiH has concluded that the former FOSS employees, making OSA together with former RS intelligence agency OBS in September 2003 illegally tapped politicians, Hague investigators and journalists. FOSS justified this with claims the members of the organised group preparing coup d’etat were tapped.) |