SARAJEVO, May 11 (Hina) - Representatives of the International Police Task Force (IPTF) in Bosnia-Herzegovina held several preliminary talks with Mostar police officers who are to give testimony to help the discovery and arrest of
assailants on a reporting team of Rijeka's Novi List daily, UN spokesman in Sarajevo, Kelly Moore, said on Tuesday. She hailed a decision by the Interior Ministry of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton about the establishment of a special investigation team which will deal with the case, and stressed the IPTF expected a speedy and efficient investigation. Moore confirmed the IPTF took seriously newspaper articles saying that the assailants could be members of the local police. If these reports prove to be correct, it could have serious consequences, Moore said. IPTF members so far held talks with police officers who were present or near the Ero hotel when the attack took place. The
SARAJEVO, May 11 (Hina) - Representatives of the International
Police Task Force (IPTF) in Bosnia-Herzegovina held several
preliminary talks with Mostar police officers who are to give
testimony to help the discovery and arrest of assailants on a
reporting team of Rijeka's Novi List daily, UN spokesman in
Sarajevo, Kelly Moore, said on Tuesday.
She hailed a decision by the Interior Ministry of the Herzegovina-
Neretva Canton about the establishment of a special investigation
team which will deal with the case, and stressed the IPTF expected a
speedy and efficient investigation.
Moore confirmed the IPTF took seriously newspaper articles saying
that the assailants could be members of the local police.
If these reports prove to be correct, it could have serious
consequences, Moore said.
IPTF members so far held talks with police officers who were present
or near the Ero hotel when the attack took place. The reporters were
taken from the hotel last Saturday and brutally beaten.
The Office of the High Representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina (OHR)
condemned the assault.
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