RACAN IS A PERSON WHO CANNOT BE INTIMIDATED -- DNEVNI AVAZ

SARAJEVO, Sept 14 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan is a person who cannot be intimidated by threats and who is consistently for dealing with criminals, Sarajevo's daily "Dnevni avaz" writes Friday. Commenting on the latest events in Croatia and the apprehension of a large number of persons suspected of having committed or being involved in war crimes during the Homeland War, the paper writes Racan had relayed a clear message that he would continue to fight for a democratic state in which "criminals will not rule over politicians" as had been the case in the previous system. Racan's statement given on Thursday that despite all threats, the apprehension of suspects of all kinds of crimes would continue, was described as encouraging. Events in Croatia is the past two days have grabbed the attention of the public of Bosnia-Herzegovina, particularly the apprehensions connected with events in the central Bosnian town of Ahmici. Relating to the story on Ahmici, the daily runs testimonies by Bosniaks (Moslems) claiming they hold their then neighbours, Croats, most responsible for the massacre which happened on April 16, 1993 in this town. "I know that people such as Kostroman, Vlajic and Sliskovic were involved in all of this. But I am even more perturbed by what our neighbours did to us. Although they were wearing masks that day, I know it was them," an elderly lady who lived through the mass killing, Habiba Pjanic, told the daily. Tomislav Vlajic and Ante Sliskovic were arrested on September 4 and 5 by Zadar police, under suspicion of having committed war crimes against civilians in Ahmici. Retired Croatian Army officer Ignac Kostroman was reportedly arrested Tuesday. (hina) lml