OHR BiH TV News Summary, 6 April 1999
Headlines
- NATO’s heaviest attacks on Yugoslavia come Monday evening
- Strikes continue until Milosevic ceases ethnic cleansing and secures return to Kosovo – British Foreign Minister George Robertson
- Official Belgrade abandons fight with KLA and offers free return to all Albanians who did no get their hands dirty
- NATO activates Hercules type plane to broadcast Brussels information to Yugoslav citizens, offering them alternative news
- US Defense Ministry announces Pentagon will publish photos as proof of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo
- Albanians have hours before extermination in Drenica Municipality, dramatic appeal sent to IC for prevention of humanitarian catastrophe
- Macedonia accepts 130,000 Albanian refugees so far
- Albania offers to receive all refugees stuck between Kosovo and Macedonia, but needs IC assistance
- Oslo welcomes first round of Albanian refugees, to be situated in common home
- German and Italian Defense Ministers in favor of additional assistance to Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania
- Germany to receive first refugees on Wednesday
- Turkey plans to receive 20,000 Albanian refugees
- Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo forceful, planned and orchestrated – Ogata
- UNHCR spokesperson Chris Janovski says situation in Kosovo is chaotic and could not be prepared for
- RS National Assembly continues Monday session, Dodik addresses public
- House of Representatives to hold session
- BiH Federation Government in session
- Thompson receives assurance from RS of cooperation with investigation into firing of projectile at SFOR helicopter
- Control of BiH airspace intensified, not being used for any flights to Yugoslavia – SFOR spokesperson
- OHR spokesperson Christian Palme confirms that Westendorp’s letter of 3 April does not allow for inflammatory language or provocations
- Eliminating SRS may be last straw to instigate brutal violence – Poplasen in letter to Westendorp
- OHR office worried over SRS control outside RS – Haselock
- UN to return staff to RS as Interior Ministry promises security
- Sarajevo celebrates 6 April, day of liberation from fascism
- Ganic explains anti-corruption campaign
- State Attorney criticizes work of financial police
- Association of BiH Refugees holds session
- Krivaja workers end strike
- Congress of Bosnian intellectuals discusses school curriculum
Ganic explains anti-corruption campaign
BiH Federation Vice-president Ejup Ganic explained the anti-corruption campaign, saying that it serves to strengthen law and restore trust in citizens and the IC. Once again, he advocated the creation of a political environment favourable to the fight against corruption. Ganic explained that he chose three cases with which to begin the campaign. The first is the removal of Article 26 of the Constitution, which deals with petrol, its derivatives and its import taxes. The second will be the transaction between Promedei and the National Bank. The third case will be potential illegal dealings in the Tuzla Canton. As Vice-president, he has taken this task exclusively, saying that the President of this entity supports the campaign.
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