INVESTIGATION INTO DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION OF WALL OF PAIN ONGOING

ZAGREB, Jan 14 (Hina) - The investigation of intoxicated Stabilisation Force soldiers who destroyed a section of the Wall of Pain in downtown Zagreb on December 9 is still ongoing, a spokesman for the SFOR in Bosnia, Yves Vanier, told Hina Tuesday. #L# The investigation is underway and interviews are still being conducted, Vanier said, refusing to divulge the number of soldiers under investigation or their nationality. More than a month ago, Vanier said the SFOR would insist on a thorough investigation into the incident and pledged that those responsible would be punished. SFOR chief commander, Lieutenant General William Ward, sent an official letter of apology to Croatia, stating that a thorough probe would result in fast and adequate sanctions against those responsible for the incident. Unofficial sources have reported that the soldiers who destroyed the Wall of Pain, which has been erected in memory of killed and missing Croatian soldiers and civilians, have been transferred from Zagreb to Sarajevo. Zagreb police have handed the investigation and charges over to the SFOR Military Police, and therefore no longer have jurisdiction over the case. SFOR soldiers have invoked immunity. (hina) lml