25.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 25/4/2003

Avaz pg. 1 and 4 – following a letter by SDHR Schroembgens where he announced the legalization of administration installed by previous government, several people from the current authorities reacted. Bosniak Presidency member, Sulejman Tihic, stated tat if the current situation continues and the law was not adopted on the civil service soon, he wou [...]
24.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 24/4/2003

Avaz pg. 2 ‘Special measures at border crossings’ – HR Ashdown met yesterday with BiH Security Minister, Barisa Colak, entity police ministers, Mevludin Halilovic (FBiH) and Zoran Djeric (RS), EUPM Commissioner, Sven Frederiksen and BiH SBS Director, Nijaz Spahic, to discuss to discuss the security situation in the country. After the meeting Ashdow [...]
23.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 23/4/2003

Avaz pg. 1 and 5 – again expressed his concern over the possibility of criminals attempting to take refuge in BiH once the state of emergency was abolished in Serbia, US Ambassador in BiH, Clifford Bond, called on local and international officials to join fight against organized crime. He said that real potentials for fighting crime in BiH were wit [...]
22.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 22/4/2003

Avaz pg. 2 ‘Requests for Djeric’s removal not justified’ – yesterday’s announcement from the RS government Bureau concluding that the RS MoI has been making significant efforts to perform their tasks as professional as possible. The RS government supported actions of RS Minister of Interior, Zoran Djeric, and thought requests for his removal (by th [...]
21.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 21/4/2003

Avaz pg. 4 ‘The SNSD requesting the removal of Djeric and Njegus’ – the SNSD yesterday assessed that RS Minister of Interior, Zoran Djeric, and RS Police Director, Radomir Njegus, should be removed since they ‘did nothing to fight crime’. SNSD Spokesperson, Nebojsa Radmanovic, stated RS government president should remove the two if he is capable of [...]
18.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 18/4/2003

Dnevni Avaz front page, pg. 5 ‘A list is being made with names of 25 serious criminals’ – Interview with the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown. “A total of 25 persons from BiH will soon be put on the EU persona non grata list. This is our part of 100 names of the persons, who have been, according to the evidence we posses, involved in organised c [...]
17.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 17/4/2003

Oslobodjenje front page, pg. 3 ‘Ivan Vuksic organised a hostage’s crisis in Grude?’, Dnevni Avaz pg. 2 ‘Launching of investigation against Vuksic requested’ – The Sarajevo Canton Prosecution Office has assessed as grounded criminal charges filled last week by the Federation Interior Ministry against the acting FOSS Director Ivan Vuksic. It conseque [...]
16.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 16/4/2003

Oslobodjenje pg. 2 ‘Persons wanted by Serbian authorities have committed crimes in BiH as well’ – Dragan Mektic, the Deputy BiH Security Minister, told journalists on Tuesday that the BiH security officials had informed during their visit to Belgrade their Serbian colleagues about the fact that the Interior Ministries of the BiH Entities had indica [...]
15.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 15/4/2003

Oslobodjenje front page, pgs. 4-5 ‘Momo Mandic arrested, Tomo Kovac still wanted’, Dnevni Avaz front page pg. 2 ‘Mandic arrested in Belgrade’ – Momcilo Mandic, a close associate of Radovan Karadzic and the owner of the Manco Company, was arrested in Belgrade late on Sunday, the Serbian Interior Ministry confirmed. A press release issued by the Mini [...]
14.04.2003

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 14/4/2003

Dnevni Avaz front page, pg. 3 ‘Lozancic: I do not trust top public, secret services’ officials’ – Niko Lozancic, the BiH Federation Prime Minister, told the newspaper that his letter sent to the Federation Government, in which he had requested certain steps to be taken against acting Head of FOS Ivan Vuksic and Police Administration Director Zlatko [...]