SARAJEVO, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Electoral Commission for Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday penalised the Croat Rights Bloc (HPB) for displaying election campaign posters with the slogan "Prepared For the Homeland" .
SARAJEVO, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Electoral Commission for Bosnia-
Herzegovina on Friday penalised the Croat Rights Bloc (HPB) for
displaying election campaign posters with the slogan "Prepared For
the Homeland" .#L#
At a meeting held in Sarajevo on Friday, the Electoral Commission
adopted a decision by the Complaint Council which estimated that
the slogan was inappropriate. A fine was determined and the HPB was
ordered to remove campaign posters carrying the controversial
slogan.
Complaints against HPB were lodged by the Social Democratic Party
(SDP) and by the Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia (HSP).
The slogan was used during World War Two by the Ustashi in the
Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945).
(hina) lml sb