Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 6 September
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00 hrs) | BH Radio 1 (12,00 hrs) | RTRS (12,00 hrs) |
| BiH epidemiologiston avian flue | HR suspended pardoning powers | Ashdown press conference |
| FBiH HoR in session | FBiH HoR accepts defence reform | Jovic demands 3rd entity in Bih |
| United HSP on Cro. lang., curriculum | Nationalised apartments issue | |
TV news broadcast on 5 September
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00 hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| Increase of fuel prices | Oil prices decreased on world market | Oil prices increased again |
| F BIH Assembly session on Tuesday | Gas prices increased in BiH | Seselj’s testimonial at ICTY |
| Protest of “Dom” on Tuesday | New increasing of gas prices in RS | Exhibition on Srebrenica in Hague |
| Agreement on loan for health sector | RS CC will discuss RS NA conclusions | Ashdown on SDS |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| WN: 149 dead in plane crash | 143 dead in plane crash in | HR on politicians above the law |
| New school year started on Monday | Fraud in meat industry? | Report on protest of “Sana TIK” |
| Gas prices increased in BiH | Halilovic on VAT | Report on protest of BIH Refinery |
| Loan agreements for HSEP signed | Strike in wood factory “ | Increase of fuel prices |
| Oslobodjenje | Experts foresee bird flu might kill around 50 million people |
| Dnevni Avaz | Enka, Behtel companies can construct Vc Corridor |
| Dnevni List | Wartime money from |
| Vecernji List | Features |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Cheated husband shot and caused national crisis (shooting in Glamoc) |
| Nezavisne Novine | “Gazelles” were sold without tender |
| Glas Srpske | Anger of little maharaja |
| EuroBlic | Fear from growth of prices |
| Vecernje novosti | Features Serbian related titles |
| Srpski Nacional | Features Serbian related titles |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| HR Ashdown suspends pardoning powers
| RTRS, BH Radio1 by Amir Suzanj – The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today made a decision to suspend power of executive officials at all levels to pardon convicted persons. The decision will be in effect until the adoption of the new state law on pardons, which has already been drafted. Such the HR move followed the decision by FBiH President Niko Lozancic to pardon his HDZ colleague Miroslav Prce. Ashdown said at a press conference in |
| FBiH HoR decide to transfer entity’s defence powers to state level
| RHB, BH Radio1 by Ljiljana Radl – At an extraordinary session in |
| Jovic advocates 3rd entity
| RTRS – Ivo Miro Jovic, Chairperson of the BiH Presidency, ahs demanded creation of a 3rd entity, i.e. re-composition of BiH into a state with three levels of authority. In an interview to |
Economic, health and property issues | |
| Oil prices drastically increase in BiH; media speculate on consequences
| PINKby Jovanka Nina Stevanovic – BiH will face drastic increase in the price of oil and oil derivates in the next few days. While petrol in FBiH costs between 0,2 and 0,25 KM per litre more than it did just day before, the prices of diesel fuel and heating oil are expected to increase between 5 and 7 percent. The price of petrol in RS will be two KM per litre, starting on Tuesday. As a consequence, it is expected that the prices of other products and services will go up as well, mostly between two and three percent, according to some economic experts. After “Klas” and “Sprind” companies from |
| BiH, World Bank sign development loan for health sector
| Hayat, FTV, RTRS, RHB, PINK, BHT1, Oslobodjenje pg 4 ’17 million US dollars for health sector’, Dnevni List, pg 7 ’17 million dollars for improvement to healthcare sector’, by Erna Mackic, Glas srpske pg 2 ’17 millions for healthcare’ by V. Bu., EuroBlic pg RS2 ’17 million dollars for healthcare’ by D. S., Nezavisne Novine pg 10 ’17 million dollars for better healthcare’ by R. Rakic– BiH Finance and Treasury Minister Ljerka Maric and Head of the World Bank Mission to BiH Dirk Reinermann signed in Sarajevo on Wednesday an agreement on a development loan for the Health Sector Enhancement Project. Ceremony was also attended by entities’ Presidents, Dragan Cavic and Niko Lozancic. The loan is worth 17 million USD, and 57 percent will go to the FBiH and 43 to the RS. The project will enhance primary health care along the family medicine model, as well as improve the quality, efficiency and accessibility of primary health care services. |
| EC donates demining equipment
| Hayat, RTRS, BHT1, RHB, PINK, Oslobodjenje pg 5 ‘New equipment for deminers’, Dnevni List pg 5 ‘Mine fields threaten one third of citizens’ by M. Zorlak, Vecernji List pg 4 ‘Equipment for mine clearing’ by F– Head of the EC Delegation to BiH Michael Humphreys delivered to the FBiH Civil Defence Administration and the RS Civil Administration a donation in demining equipment in total value of 220.000 Euros. This donation includes metal detectors, bullet-proof vests and visors. “Even though great efforts have been made to identify the areas infested with mines and to clear those areas, another 1.366 communities affected by mines have been identified recently”, said Humphreys adding that means that about 1.4 million people – or one third of BiH population – live in areas infested with mines and unexploded ordnance. Directors of FBiH and RS Civil Defence Administrations Alija Tihic and Dragan Tupajic believe that this donated equipment will significantly improve the safety of deminers. |
| CoM Chair Terzic on his meetings in
| Dnevni Avaz cover page, pg 2 ‘Enka, Behtel companies can construct Vc Corridor’ – BiH Council of Ministers Chairman Adnan Terzic and BiH Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Haris Basic met on Monday in Istanbul with the heads of Enka and Behtel companies, Sinan Tara and Michael Adams. “We presented the Vc Corridor project and informed them on the status of the project documentation and ongoing preparations,” Terzic told the daily. Terzic and Basic called on representatives of the both companies to support the project and participate at the upcoming conference on the Vc Corridor scheduled to take place on November 17 in |
| SDP on VAT Law
| Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Good morning minister and welcome to the cruel reality’, mentioned on cover, by R.I., Nezavisne Novine pg 8 ‘A single VAT rate should be disputed’ by N.N. – The SDP of BiH expects that Safet Halilovic, BiH Minister of Civil Affairs and President of the Party for BiH, obligates delegates of the Party for BiH to vote against the proposed Law on VAT. |
| DA: VAT to increase prices in graphic industry for 90%?
| Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘Graphic industry will be 90% more expensive’ by S. Skuletic – Da publishes almost page long article according to which graphic industry will suffer 90% of prices increase following the introduction of the VAT. Amer Toskic, the Chair of the BiH Graphic Workers Trade Union, says that VAT introduction will complete destroy the industry, cause a large price increase of school text books, massive dismissals in printing houses and even closure of a number of companies. |
| Op-eds on VAT
| Nezavisne Novine op-ed pg 7 ‘Whose is VAT’ by Natasa Krsman – Commenting on the VAT, the author reiterates the fact prices of a large number of products will increase as of January 2006, the prices which average families in BiH will not be able to handle. She stresses the opposition parties including SDP were repeatedly insisting on introduction of 3-level VAT rate instead of a single rate, with introduction of social programmes for the most vulnerable categories of population, in order to alleviate introduction of VAT. She concludes that the hardest thing would be to listen to all of the pre-election stories on how all politicians were warning of these increases, but they had to make it happen owing to persistence of the international community. She concludes: “I guess we have elected our representatives to fulfil wishes of the IMF.” Dnevni List, pg 2 ‘Polemics about VAT’, by D. Kozina – The author argues that politicians started discussing about negative effects of the law on VAT far too late, since the law was adopted in January 2005, which, according to Kozina, shows the attitude of BiH politicians towards the citizenry and lack of responsibility. |
| DL: Saudis will not get attractive premises in
| Dnevni List, front pg splash ‘Wartime money from Saudi Arabia in heart of Sarajevo’ and pg 5 ‘Wartime money from Saudi Arabia in heart of Sarajevo!?’, by N. Bise – Notes that attractive locations and business premises at Marijin Dvor, Sarajevo, will most likely not be given to the Saudi Arabia-based ‘Shiddy Trading Est’, despite earlier announcements since the company was labelled as the best bidder. DL’s source reveals that the company has stated that its capital is valued at 6.000 KMs, and DL wonders how it is possible to announce an investment worth 100 million KMs with such small capital. |
| NN: irregularities in sale of military equipment in RS
| Nezavisne Novine cover pg splash ‘Gazelles were sold without tender’ and pgs 2-3 ‘Gazelle flied to Russia via Niksic’ by G. Maunaga – the article reports on irregularities in sale of military equipment in RS and, as an example, it reads RS Directorate for Production and Sale of Weapons and Military Equipment sold a military helicopter to “LENS” firm from Niksic, which does not have a license to deal with foreign trades. This firm served only as a mediator while, allegedly, the final buyer is actually |
| Oslobodjenje: Bird flu might kill around 50 million people | Oslobodjenje cover page, pgs 4-5 ‘Experts foresee bird flu might kill around 50 million people’ – Chief FBiH Epidemiologist Zlatko Puvacic told the daily that the warning of bird flu danger by leading medical experts in the world had to be taken seriously. |
| VL on privatization of telecommunications sector in BiH
| Vecernji List, pg 2 ‘Fight for supremacy will be led in Bosnia and Herzegovina’, by Dejan Jazvic – Carries an article dedicated to the issue of telecommunication sector in BiH, in which the author notes that the privatization will first be carried out in the RS (Telekom Srpske). When it comes to the FBIH, VL argues it is a public secret that the FBiH Traffic and Communications Minister, Nedzad Brankovic, is the biggest advocator that the telecommunications sector remains the government property for as long as possible, which would provide money to “extinguish social fires”. |
Police reform and related issues | |
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| RTRSby Gordana Cimesa – The joint Commission of the RS National Assembly and RS Council of Peoples met on Monday to discuss the issue of invoking protection of the Vital National Interest in RS concerning the police reform and crossing of the inter-entity boundary line [IEBL]. After the delegates did not harmonize the stances on police reform, it was decided that the |
| Cavic: ‘If there is a need to abolish SDS, than abolish it, but that would only radicalise political scene’
| RTRS, FTV, Hayat, BHT1, Dnevni List, pg 2 ‘Everything would be solved with departure of international community’, by E. Mackic, EuroBlic pg RS2 ‘They are looking for a culprit, not for a solution’ by Dusanka Stanisic, Glas srpske pg 5 ‘We both saw it and heard it’ by V. Bugarin, Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘If there is a need to abolish SDS, than abolish it, but that would only radicalise political scene’ by Srna – RS President Dragan Cavic on Monday condemned the “threats” by the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, that he will punish the SDS if the talks on the police reform in BiH fail. Cavic added that Ashdown’s announcement is “not a way of finding a solution but a way of finding somebody to blame. Fine, let us blame the SDS. But what then? There is SNSD, PDP, Serb Radical Party… there are many other participants. Such a stance would only radicalize the political scene.” Cavic commented on option of banning SDS, stating that this would not mean more liberal political scene in RS. “I believe we must all have enough common sense to find a solution acceptable to everyone in this country,” concluded Cavic. |
| RS Govt: ‘We do not obstruct police reform’
| BHT1, Hayat, RTRS, Oslobodjneje pg 7 ‘We do not obstruct police reform’, Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Solutions twice rejected by the delegates cannot be accepted’ by Srna, Glas srpske pg 5 ‘Pressure, that’s what it is’ by D. Momic – The RS Government on Monday announced that its negotiating team is not obstructing police reform in BiH and that it would not behave in this manner when dealing with any other matter relevant for BiH’s admission into the EU. The statement reads that the pressures and even threats of sanctions are being increased and that the RS Government’s negotiating team is particularly exposed to this. “RS Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic and members of the Government’s negotiating team reiterate that the progress realized so far in reforming the police structures in BiH is result of efforts by all sides in the negotiations and not a single institution, or individuals… The claims that the problem lies with the negotiating team from RS are groundless… It is forgotten that the negotiating team of the Entity Government must act in line with its constitutional competencies and legal authorities, and that it must respect the conclusions of the RS National Assembly,” reads the statement underlying that the solutions already twice rejected cannot be accepted now. |
| Ashdown: progress in police so far insignificant
| RTRS by Sinisa Mihailovic – In an interview to Dnevni Avaz, HR Paddy Ashdown expressed dissatisfaction with the current progress of the police reform negotiations, deeming the progress achieved so far was insignificant. OHR spokesperson |
| Ahead of continuation of police reform talks on Wednesday: Bukejlovic does not intend to change his position even if the price is his removal
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Bukejlovic does not intend to change his position even if the price is his removal’ E.Sarac – According to the daily, next meeting on police reform in BiH that is to take place in Sarajevo on Wednesday will bring nothing new. A draft framework agreement on the issue presented by RS Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic on the mountain of Bjelasnica last week is not acceptable for the European Commission since it has not been based on the three European principles. A source close to the RS negotiating team told the daily that Bukejlovic is aware of a fact he might be removed from office due to rejection of an agreement proposed by BiH CoM Chairman Terzic. At the same time, according to the daily, it is well-known that Bukejlovic is backed by more than 70 percent of SDS membership including the majority in the SDS Main Board and Presidency as well as RS National Assembly. The rest of SDS members are supporting RS and SDS President Dragan Cavic, who, according to well-informed sources, is just formally not essentially holding power in his hands. Because if the things are different, the police reform would have been carried out long time ago. In this situation, PDP and SNSD see their chance to score political points before the next year’s general elections. |
| GS: HR working with an aim to destroy RS
| Glas Srpske cover pg splash ‘Anger of little maharaja’ by N. G. – The article brings a number of statements HR Paddy Ashdown gave since December 2004 to papers in BiH with regard to the Dayton Agreement and speculations on abolishment of RS and it concludes by saying: ‘the short review of the High Representative’s statements brings to a conclusion that Paddy, perhaps, does not know what Ashdown is saying. However, it is more likely that “the little maharaja” – as one of British papers called him because of the way in which he fulfills his duties – knows what he is doing. He is working with an aim to destroy RS. Upon whose order and for whose interests?’ |
| Center Club, Associations: HR has no right to abolish RS, threats inappropriate
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Protection of constituency’ not signed (Center Club), Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Bad message’ not signed (RS Veterans’ Association – Savo Cvjetinovic), Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Enough of a stick!’ not signed (RS Association of Families of Missing Persons – Milijana Bojic), Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘He wishes to strip everyone of their powers’ by E. G. S. (RS Association of POWs – Slavko Jovicic) – all listed persons/organizations believe HR has no right to abolish RS and they believe threats brought by HR are inappropriate. |
| RS politicians commenting on HR’s statement | Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘He needs a culprit’ by Z. Markovic – Commenting on HR, Paddy Ashdown’s announcement (regarding ban of SDS work), daily notes that Ashdown would – if possible by any means – like to erase Serb people from the political map of BiH. Mladen Bosic, SDS Vice President, stated that it is clear to SDS that Ashdown will not accuse himself for the failure of police reform, but instead “he needs a culprit on duty, and the easiest way is to blame SDS.” Bosic added that Ashdown is most probably thinking of ways of his departure and how he will be remembered. Krstan Simic, SNSD Vice President, stated that statements like this one serve as further pressure against RS. Gavrilo Antonic, PDP Executive Director, stressed that the basic task of Ashdown is to protect and implement Dayton Agreement, not instead to threaten with abolishment of Srpska, which is the category established on |
Education issues | |
| Media: HDZ and SDA are making ethnically pure schools in Stolac
| Dnevni List, pg 13 ‘HDZ and SDA are making ethnically pure schools’, mentioned on front ‘Schools being divided into Bosniak and Croats schools’, by Sanja Bjelica – DL learns from a source from one of schools in Stolac that the ruling parties in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton have reached an agreement on separation of ‘two schools under one roof’, which would result in formation of ethnically pure schools. Similar confirmation comes from a teacher of |
| Official says decision to separate schools never made, school to start on 12 Sept?
| BHT1 Martina Kristo Antelj – Ahmet Habeta, Chair of Stolac Municipality Council claimed that the Council had never discussed the implementation of decision on separation of schools. Dnevni Avaz pg 12 ‘Two schools and no pupils under one roof’ by F. Vele – DA carries Omer Spaho, the Chair of the Primary Education Trade Union in the Canton, stating that the classes will begin in this Canton on 12 September. Daily speculate that reasons for postponing classes is most probably existence of ‘two schools under one roof’. However, DA says that under the pressure coming from the international community, HNK Education Minister Jago Muso is now trying to unified these schools as he was already under sanctions for allowing this problem which is present not only in Stolac, but also in Capljina and Prozor. DA inset ‘Journalists make problems’ caries that asked about this issue HNC Prime Minister Miroslav Coric stated: ‘Classes will start on Monday, why are you making a problem?’ |
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| Dnevni List, pg 13 ‘Schools being separated into Bosniak and Croat one’, not signed – Notes that the Municipal Council of Capljina, at its session held in late August, took a decision to separate the Capljina High School into separate, Bosniak and Croat high schools. DL could not manage to find out who requested the separation. Unofficially, there is a plan to build another building, which would accommodate the Bosniak pupils. |
| OSCE: ‘Two schools under one roof’ not acceptable
| BHT 1 – Chief of OSCE Mission in BiH Douglas Davidson stated that OSCE can’t force the unification of schools, and emphasized that people must understand the unification of schools is not going to endanger the education in their mother tongue. Erna Ribar from UNICEF stressed that the political obstructions are having a very negative influence on the children. Musa and Boskovic didn’t comment this issue. FTV – OSCE also reminded that the existence of “two schools under one roof” is not acceptable. |
| Problems with education in Janja | Dnevni Avaz pg 12 ‘SWAT team prevented conflict between Bosniaks and those pointing three fingers [i.e. Serbs]’ by E.M. – DA reports that several hundreds of Bosniaks gathered on Monday morning in Janja primary school yard to protest against the conditions of schooling for their children. Parents have not sent their children to schools, but demand that their requests are met. They warn that the school’s management prevents the education in Bosnian language and rights of children returnees have been breached. DA says that the protests were close to becoming a conflict several times, after some youth gathered to provoke gathered Bosniaks. Security was provided by the RS SWAT team. Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Bells for rebellion’ by S. Radjen – Todoric, EuroBlic pg RS6 ‘They are demanding for a removal of director’ by Lj. Lj., Nezavisne Novine pg 8 ‘Children returnees are demanding for their rights’ by Z. K. – also reports. |
Other political issues | |
| SD on shooting in Glamoc: No national background behind incident
| Slobodna Dalmacija, front pg splash and pg 14 ‘Cheated husband shot and caused national crisis’, by Frano Mioc – Three cafes in Glamoc were damaged in shooting in Sunday night. On that occasion, Glamoc Municipal Council held an extraordinary session. BiH Presidency member Borislav Paravac reacted, stating that the shooting was yet another attempt to frighten and threaten the returnees. However, the police investigation reveal that the shooting was not caused by political factors. According to the police, the shooting was caused by a man who had discovered that his wife was cheating on him. Glamoc Mayor Rade Gvero stated that he didn’t believe the police and the Cantonal Government. Mioc criticized that fact that every negative event is being used to increase ethnic tensions. FTV carries report along the same line. |
| Paravac says incidents provoked returnees
| FTV, Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Endangered lives’ by G. D., Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘Evens in Glamoc should be condemned’ by N. M, Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Intimidating returnees’, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Lives of returnees threatened’, Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Fire bringing fear’ by G.Dakic – “The latest events in Glamoc, which have ended without a loss of life on by chance, are nothing else but an attempt to pressure and intimidate returnees and therefore need to be condemned by the entire BiH public,” BiH Presidency member Borislav Paravac stated. “We want and wish to believe that the time of violence and fear has passed, however, fully aware of the conditions under which returnees in Glamoc live, including fear of shortages and poverty, they are now also facing threats to their mere existence,” Paravac said. |
| Media speculate on reasons for possible Bozanic’s candidacy for BiH Ambassador to
| Vecernji List pgs 10 and 11, mentioned on cover ‘Karadzic’s wartime Minister Ambassador in Croatia?’ by D. Jazvic – Argues that the crisis in the diplomatic relations between Croatia and BiH might deepen if the Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Borislav Paravac, puts forward candidacy of the wartime Radovan Karadzic’s Information Minister Dragan Bozanic for the position of the BiH Ambassador to Croatia. VL says that on the ground of the Bozanic candidacy, the Serb side would preserve estrangement in the diplomatic relations between BiH and |
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| Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Zdravko Todorovic a candidate for the Ambassador in |
| Professor Lukic: I will not leave
| Glas Srpske cover pg ‘I will not leave’ by N.Z. – Professor Radomir Lukic does not intend to withdraw from the position of Dean of East Sarajevo Law Faculty, neither does he intend to self-willingly terminate employment with this high educational institution, in spite of HR, Paddy Ashdown’s request. Lukic says that “in March 2002, I abandoned SDS and filed resignation to the position at SDS Chair Board. Hence, the reasons over which Ashdown removed me from position do not stand.” He also adds that Ashdown’s request to RS Premier (to implement HR’s decision regarding Lukic) is not based on Law, since Govenrment does not elect Deans, but instead Council of Faculties. EuroBlic pg RS2 ‘Let Ashdown and Government just do their jobs’ by D. S. – Also reported on Lukic’s statement. |
| BH Telecom announces annulling contract for collection of RTV fees
| BHT1 Sanita Lisica – BH Telecom announced the quitting of contract with PBS System on collection of TV fees together with the telephone bills. OHR commented this announcement, stating that it is opposing the admittance of BiH to the EU and the HR’s decision. BH Telecom also announced that they are going to insist on change of the article on fee collection by telecom operators even before the adoption of the new law on PBS. Slavo Kukic, Head of PBS Steering Board claimed that the announcement was made under pressure of ministries, who want to control the editorial policy of the public TV channels. Danko Ruzicic from RTRS stated that Telecom RS didn’t make similar announcements. FBiH Minister for Transport and Telecommunications Nedzad Brankovic stated that a new law should be adopted in order to have clear regulations regarding the collection of TV fees. According to FTV, Brankovic had asked the Manager of PBS and HT Mostar to quit the contract as well. Stipe Prlic, Manager of HT Mostar stated that the management of HT Mostar is going to analyze the implementation of the contract with PBS. The new law on PBS, which is still I parliament procedure, states that the TV fees are going to be collected by the telecom operators in next five years. |
| Jovic meets former SBS Acting Director
| RHB,Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Not even simplest problems cannot be solved in SBS’ by Fena – BiH Presidency Chair Ivo Miro Jovic met former SBS Acting Director, Robert Peric, in Sarajevo on Monday to discuss the murder case in the SBS which occurred last month near Cajnice. Peric also informed Jovic about the situation and stressed that the Service does not have a Director since July 17 this year, as a result of which not even the simplest status issues of its members can be resolved, let alone bigger and far more important issues concerning their existence. Jovic described this situation as unacceptable and expressed deep concern over the events and stressed that relevant structures need to resolve this situation as soon as possible, the BiH Presidency stated. |
| VN: Bosniak politicians afraid of results of caucus in BiH
| Vecernje Novosti pg 2 ‘Bosnia with a million souls less’ by M.Labus – Writing about the issue of census, the author notes that BiH and Moldavia are the only two states in Europe, that have not carried out census over the last 15 years. The author notes that Bosniaks find the current status, based on 1991 census (which was not verified according to daily) suitable. Author stresses that the Bosnaiks politicians are mostly afraid of results of the new census in BiH, owing to many reasons the most important of which is their aim to create a new nation – Bosnians. Article further notes that the representatives of Serbs, who would find census result most favourable, are not even trying for the time being to “lobby” for census, seemingly afraid of re-surfacing of accusations for ethnic cleansing (based on the fact 90% of RS population are Serbs). According to unofficial results of many organisations, 3,363,796 people make BiH population, out of whom 1,698,599 are Bosniaks, 1,132,014 are Serbs and 510,843 are Croats. |
| VL: Dzihanovic stopping appointments of Ministers Crnkic and Mandic
| Vecernji List, pg 3 ‘Vice President of FBIH against appointments of new ministers in Government’, by Dejan Jazvic – VL notes that despite the fact that the FBIH President, Niko Lozancic, last week signed a decision to appoint new Ministers for Defenders’ Issues and Healthcare, it is still unclear whether the new Ministers, Zahid Crnkic and Vjekoslav Mandic, will assume the posts. According to available information, the decision had not been forwarded to the FBIH Parliament for confirmation until yesterday, and VL claims it is likely that the FBiH Vice President, Sahbaz Dzihanovic, is stopping the appointments by not co-signing the decision. Apparently, he is arguing that the outgoing Ministers (Nadarevic and Lucic) did not present thorough reports on their work and the way they handled their budgets, nor they decisively presented reasons behind the resignations. |
War crimes | |
| Stankovic to be transffered to BiH judiciary
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Radovan Stankovic will be transferred to BiH Court at beginning of October’, Vecernji List pg 2 ‘Stankovic case arrives next month’ by df, Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Transferring of bill of indictment, evidence and indictee Stankovic’ by NINA – Following the decision of the ICTY from September 1 to transfer the case against Radovan Stankovic to the BiH judiciary, arrival of Stankovic to Sarajevo can be expected in early October, FENA learns from the BiH Court. The ICTY’s Appeals Chamber rejected Stankovic’s appeal, therefore the indictment, the documentation and the indictee will be transferred from |
| BiH Prosecution launches investigation for war crimes against Mandic
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Investigation on war crimes launched against Mandic’, mentioned on cover, by H.O. – DA learns from the source close to investigative bodies that the BiH Prosecution has launched the investigation against Momcilo Mandic for war crimes. The source explains the investigation has been commenced on the basis of the documents submitted by the Sarajevo Cantonal Prosecution. Madic has been transferred from Kula prison to the |