JELAVIC:POLITICAL PARTIES CONTROL SECRET SERVICES IN BOSNIA

SARAJEVO, Sept 28 (Hina) - The recent arrest of an Islamist terrorist, Mehrez Amdouni, who travelled with Bosnia- Herzegovina's passport, is the biggest possible blow to this country which can no more avoid the image of an asylum for terrorists, said Ante Jelavic, the chairman of three-member Bosnian Presidency. In an interview which this Bosnian Croat member of the Presidency gave to Tuesday's issue of the "Oslobodjenje" newspaper, Jelavic announced that on the coming session of the Bosnian Presidency he would request a discussion on the entire security situation in Bosnia and a report on measures taken for the revision of citizenship papers issued during the war. Jelavic pointed to the problem that intelligence and security services in the country are still under control of political parties citing examples "from the Moslem (Bosniak) AID to Croat SNS". He warned that such bodies use services of organised criminal bands in order to achieve their goals, while the presence of Majahedeen helps create prerequisites for terrorism. "I have been proposing for long time that these services should be integrated and put under control of the parliament but this is obviously a big problem for some from the international community who do not want to raise that question. The Croat side is ready to enter a process of integration and transparent activities of intelligence and security services," Jelavic said. He also accentuated the readiness of Bosnian Croats to full cooperate with the Hague-based International War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) regardless of how painful it may be for them, as the responsibility for crimes lies with individuals and not with peoples. For Jelavic, it is necessary to apply the same standard for all three sides in Bosnia as it was precondition for a lasting peace in the country. (hina) ms