INT HIGH REP URGES CULPRITS OF LEUTAR MURDER ATTEMPT BE FOUND

SARAJEVO, Mar 28 (Hina) - The international High Representative for Bosnia, Carlos Westendorp, and his two deputies Jacques Klein and Hans Schumacher on Sunday sent condolences to the family of the late deputy interior minister of Bosnia's Croat-Muslim Federation, Jozo Leutar. Leutar, a Bosnian Croat, was seriously injured in a murder attempt in Sarajevo on March 16. He passed away on Sunday morning. According to a statement from Westendorp's Sarajevo-based Office, the three high ranking officials are deeply saddened by Leutar's tragic passing. Collaborating with the deputy interior ministers, they were first hand witnesses to the courage and ability he demonstrated while performing the duty of one of the most important federal officials. Westendorp's Office reiterated its appeal to local authorities in Bosnia to take resolute steps to terminate the investigation into the attempt on Leutar's life, and to arrest and punish the perpetrators of that foul crime. The High Representative and his associates believe it is the duty of all sides in Bosnia to maintain public peace and order at the present moment, and to refrain from making statements which might foment fear and unrest among the Federation's population. We believe that is what Leutar, a champion of peace and public order, would have wanted himself, the statement said. (hina) ha