08/26/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 26/8/2005

RHB, BH Radio 1 - Amfilohije Radovic, Metropolitan of Montenegro, issued an unprecedented appeal yesterday in an interview to BBC for the former Radovan Karadzic to surrender to the ICTY. Radovic added that this was Karadzic’s personal decision, however added he expects from Karadzci to make that decision. EUFOR Commander, David Leakey, welcomed th [...]
08/25/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 25/8/2005

BH Radio 1 by Mirsad Bajktarevic - ICTY spokesperson in BiH, Mathias Hellman, stated for BH Radio 1 he is not aware that ICTY Chief Prosecutor, Carla Del Ponte, demanded renewal of the process against Tihomir Blaskic,who was found guilty for crimes against Bosniaks and served 9 years in prison after which he was released last year. Blaskic stated f [...]
08/24/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 24/8/2005

RHB, BH Radio 1 - OHR spokesman Mario Brkic confirmed that the OHR has received from the FBiH President Niko Lozancic documents pertaining to pardoning of Miroslav Prce. According to Brkic, the OHR is assessing the documents.
08/23/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 23/8/2005

RHB, BH Radio 1 - Police reform negotiations have started at 11.30 in Karatok motel near Capljina. It is attended by the BiH CoM Chair Adnan Terzic, BiH Security Minister Barisa Colak, SIPA Director Sredoje Novic, FBiH PM Ahmet Hadzipasic, FBIH Interior Ministry Mehmed Halilovic, RS PM Pero Bukejlovic, RS Finance Minister Svetlana Cenic, RS Interio [...]
08/22/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 22/8/2005

RHB at 12.00 - RHB announces tomorrow’s meeting dedicated to police reform that will be held at Karaotok near Capljina. The outlet also carried a short interview with the BiH Security Minister, Barisa Colak, who, when asked what he expected from the meeting, said that it was hard to predict the outcome, especially having in mind the course of the r [...]
08/22/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 21/8/2005

RTRS by Radivoje Obrenovic – After several days of protests following the murder of the State Border Service officer Bojan Prodanovic by his Bosniak colleague Anis Bandic, Cajnice citizens unblocked the road leading to the border crossing Metaljka. BIH Presidency member Borislav Paravac
08/22/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 20/8/2005

BHT 1 by Gvozden Sarac – About hundred Serb residents of Cajnice on Friday were still protesting at the nearby Metaljka border crossing between BiH and SCG after the member of BiH State Border Service, Anis Bandic, shot and murdered his colleague Bojan Prodanovic [from Cajnice] two days ago
08/19/2005

OHR Morning Media Brief, August 19, 2005

Dnevni Avaz cover pg splash ‘Mostar meeting will; be crucial’, pg 5 ‘Mostar meeting will be crucial for police reform’ by E.Sarac - Noting it remains unknown what was agreed at Mrakovica meeting regarding police reform (owing to agreement amongst participants not to reveal details to the public), daily carries statement Adnan Terzic, BiH COM Chair, [...]
08/19/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 19/8/2005

RHB - FBiH Justice Minister Borjana Kristo stated that the decision passed by FBiH President Niko Loznacic on reduction of the prison sentence to Miroslav Prce is absolutely in accordance with the Constitution and the FBiH Law on Pardon and Lozancic would inform High Representative Paddy Ashdown about it in a written form today. Kristo also said th [...]
08/18/2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 18/8/2005

RHB, RS Radio - The BiH Presidency session takes place today and, among the other things, they should discuss the report on execution of the BiH institutions’ budget and international obligations for first 6 months this year.