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News Summary
SDS news briefing on RS Government work and draft information law
The SDS held a press conference in Banja Luka. “The RS Government acts like an instrument of the SNSD” said SDS Chairman Dragan Kalinic, adding that that was a usurpation of the RS Constitution. He asked the Provisional Election Commission (PEC) to consider this case. “The RS Government is losing the trust it had with international community, while the support of the people was lost a long time ago” he said. The Sloga Coalition is the main culprit for the present situation in the RS, the SDS told the press conference. Kalinic commented on the SNS proposal that the competencies of the RS president should be transferred over to the RS Prime Minister and RS National Assembly Speaker. Kalinic said that this function cannot be divided between legislative and executive authorities and that this proposal was anti-constitutional. The SDS supports the privatization process, but still thinks that it must be under the full control of the RS National Assembly. “Privatization is in bad condition and is under the full control of the RS Government” he said. Meanwhile, the SDS strongly opposes the draft public information law proposed by the RS Government. “It is a neo-communist law that throttles the freedom of media and protects the privileged position of ruling circles. The International Community and responsible circles in the International Community are also skeptical about this draft law.” In general, we are against the Information Ministry being an institution of the government, said Kalinic. Kalinic said he believes that the incumbent authority has a list of journalists it protects and another list of ones it is against. Therefore, free journalism cannot function in the RS, the SDS said at the press conference.
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