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BosNet News: Press TWRA (96-08-20)
CONTENTS
[01] FROWICK IS THREATENING WITH ANNULLING, BH PARTIES WITH BOYCOTTING OF
ELECTIONS
[02] PRSKALO - ORUCEVIC - GARROD MEETING
[01] FROWICK IS THREATENING WITH ANNULLING, BH PARTIES WITH BOYCOTTING OF
ELECTIONS
Sarajevo, August 20, 1996 (Press TWRA)
OESC Chief of mission in BH, Robert Frowick, warned yesterday a further
violation of human rights would not be tolerated any longer, registered
mostly in the Republic Srpska area but also in the BH Federation. It is
said in FrowickFs statement, made public in OESC seat in Sarajevo, local
authorities in Capljina, Bugojno, Drvar, Sanski Most and Stolac (BH
Federation) as well as in Doboj, Prijedor, Teslic and Zvornik (Serb entity)
do not allow realizing of the necessary conditions for the free-elections.
For all these reasons, OSCE keeps a right of annulling the elections,
including the appointment of some candidates while penalty measures could
be undertaken even before September 14, the statement says. According to
information of the election office of the Party for BH, whose President is
former BH prime Minister, Haris Silajdzic, a signing of a protesting letter
to Ambassador Frowick was signed during a pre-election gathering of this
party in some Scandinavian countries, requesting him to annul a
registration of voters, according to model P2. This model enables persons
who had not been living in Serb-controlled areas before the war, to
register for voting, thus legalizing the ethnical cleansing. If annulling
of a registration, according to this model, does not take place, Party for
BH, as well as many other parties, will not participate in the elections.
Party for democratic action (SDA) is preparing to present a plea to OESC,
due to this problem, and to engage some other institutions to solve this
problem, our correspondent from Sarajevo reports. Owing to all
difficulties, BH Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic also announced a possible
boycotting of the elections, saying that tthere are some serious reasons
for boycotting of the elections and if transferring of authorities from
"Herzeg-Bosnia", as well as from republic bodies and institutions that are
not in accordance with the Dayton accord, into Federal bodies does not take
place, political parties from the BH Federation area could boycott the
elections.
Zvornik - Besides the agreement, according to which Radovan Karadzic must
withdraw from public and political life and pointing out of his figure on
public places is forbidden, the SDS (Serbian democratic party) distributed
around Zvornik election posters with KaradzicFs figure. In connection with
this incident, spokesman of Carl BildtFs office, Michael McLay stated in
Sarajevo yesterday Serbian authorities must remove these posters until the
end of the day. otherwise they would be prevented to participate in the
local elections. Office for the return of refugees of the Zvornik
municipality has also sent a letter to Carl Bildt and OSCE Office, saying
Bildt is familiar with the fact that some 11.000 voters, living in Serbia
and who had never been living in Zvornik before, registered for the
elections in this town, according to P2 model. "By this fact, a result of
the September elections for this town has already been foreseen, besides
the fact that, according to 1991 census, Zvornik had a Bosniak majority
(...) Obviously, it is not difficult to remove the posters, if this is a
condition for holding of the election. Such an attitude of Mr. Bildt is
closing of eyes before the basic problems and an intentional limitation of
the Zvornik issue on some technically resolvable details. Thus, main
problems are neglected which, if not solved, legalize the existing
situation and the results of ethnical cleansing", the protesting letter
says. (end) M.S.
[02] PRSKALO - ORUCEVIC - GARROD MEETING
Mostar, August 20, 1996 (Press TWRA)
Mostar Major Ivan Prskalo and his Deputy Safet Orucevic met today, first
time after the elections, with EU Special Envoy to Mostar, Sir Martin
Garrod. According to Prskalo, it was an informative talk on which they
discussed a further cooperation and establishing of the Mostar civic
administration. It was agreed upon regular holding of such meetings as well
as holding of joint press-conferences. (end) M.S.
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