Brčko Supervision – Press and Public Information

Sarajevo, 8 March 1999 Dismissal of President Poplasen The High Representative notes the opinion of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska regarding the dismissal of Mr. Poplasen. However, Mr. Poplasen's removal was final and irrevocable. He is no longer president of Republika Srpska.

The OHR would wish to underline what the High Representative said at his press conference yesterday by stressing the following points: Firstly, all parties agreed at Dayton that Brcko would be subject to independent arbitration. They agreed that the arbitration award would be final and binding, and to implement it without delay.

Yesterday, 3rd of December 1998, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand issued an Order suspending from office Mr. Franjo Cancarevic, councillor of the Ravne-Brcko Municipal Council. Mr. Cancarevic is barred from all elected or administrative positions in the pre-war Brcko Opstina for a period of twelve months.

Today, 16th November 1998, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand has issued a Second Addendum to the Order on the Multi-ethnic Administration in the RS Municipality of Brcko of October 10, 1997. By this addendum, Mr. Mustafa Nukovic, has been appointed as Secretary for Budget and Finance and Mr.

Yesterday, 11th November 1998, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand issued and Order on the Municipality of Ravne-Brcko. This Order was sent yesterday evening to the Mayor of Ravne-Brcko, to the President of the Ravne-Brcko Municipal Council, and to the leaders of the parties involved in the current situation.

Yesterday, 3rd November 1998, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand issued two Supervisory Orders. The first of these Orders deals with the return of non-Serb members of the Municipal Assembly, Administration, Police, Judiciary and others to their pre-war homes of origin in Brcko. The second Order deals with the outstanding cases of article 17 of the [...]

As reported by Radio Brcko, Mayor Reljic spoke to a group of displaced persons assembled in Klanac, on the 31 July, 1998, and insisted that they stay in Brcko. This is a denial of the right of every person to choose where they want to live, enshrined in Article 1, Para.4 of Annex 7 of the Dayton Peace Accords which states that "the choice of destin [...]

The Supervisor was deeply disturbed to learn of the violent death of Amir Karic in Brcko on the night of 26 July, and sends his sincere condolences to the Karic family. The Supervisor asks all political parties and media to await the results of the police investigation and to refrain from making statements that may raise community tensions.

A truck with a high-pressure water jet unit is being donated to the Sava Water Supply Company in Brcko to benefit local residents by helping to clean and maintain Brcko's sewage system. This truck, costing 190,000 DM is funded by ECHO through IMG and implemented by the Italian NGO CISP who brought the truck to Brcko. According to Djorde Dragicevic, [...]

Beginning at 11am today, OHR North staff with municipal officials representing Brcko RS and Rahic Brcko marked 33 houses in the Klanac area. This housemarking is part of the technical process of cataloguing destroyed, unoccupied houses in Brcko RS, as agreed by both entities. Between 30 and 50 persons registered their opposition to this activity in [...]