04.07.1999

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 4 July 1999

  • Banker Ibrahim Dedic murdered last night in Zagreb
  • Serbian reservists ceased road-blockade in the Raska region
  • Civilian Mission Head in Kosovo said that safety of Serbians and Albanians is a priority matter
  • Russian officials said US decision on Russian soldiers in Kosovo is provocative
  • 15.000 Northern Ireland’s Protestants held protest marches
  • “Eurovision” supported RTV BiH reconstruction
  • Return Process in Prijedor, Zvornik and Central Bosnia Canton
  • Privatisation process in Herzegovina Neretva Canton – is it going to be postponed?

Banker Ibrahim Dedic was murdered in Zagreb. Croatian police found vehicle that is suspected to have been used by perpetrators. The first assassination attempt on Dedic took place in February last year, when he was seriously injured. In that time, Dedic told the press that he was also victim of assassination attempt in January last year, and that he was blackmailed for two million DEM that he did not want to pay.

2:00

As the Serbian reservists ceased the road-blockade in Kosovo, new evidence on war crimes are being found. International Missing Persons Committee chairman, Bob Dole visited Kosovo and met with UN Mission Head. Washington said there should be no more Russian soldiers in Kosovo, until the details of their allocation in the province are determined.

3:30

Session of European Union of Public Broadcasters was held in Berlin in the past two days. As proposed by EBU Chairman, Riva, the EBU decided to continue its support toward RTV BiH, to eliminate the 600.000 DEM debt from 1998 of RTV BiH toward the EBU, and to offer full legal assistance in the process of making the Law on Federal RTV BiH, and establishment of public service on the BiH territory.

2:00

OHR Drvar office head, Chapel said that OHR would cease the return process to this town, dues to increased number of incidents that are taking place.

1:00

RTV BiH made report on return of 70 families to Kevljani in Prijedor municipality. These residents of Kevljani made the collective centre themselves, and thus accommodated 70 families. Returnees are still working on reconstruction of their houses and say that there have been no problems whatsoever.

150 families of Zvornik Sefici village are in their houses as of July 1. The returnees are working on cleaning and reconstruction of their property and the local community president praised fairness of the Zvornik police and local residents.

1:30