FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY DENIES CLAIMS ON TRACES OF LEUTAR'S KILLERS

SARAJEVO, Nov 22 (Hina) - The Interior Ministry of the Croat-Moslem Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday gave a statement declining allegations that a person has been discovered who can help find assassins of a deputy federal interior Jozo Leutar. Leutar died of consequences of a car bomb explosion in the mid-March in Sarajevo. According to the Ministry's statement forwarded to the media in Sarajevo, Arman Jasarevic, aged 25, has recently reported to the police that he had data about killers of the late Bosnian Croat official. The latest issue of "Slobodna Bosna" weekly also published an article about Jasarevic's claims, adding that he was questioned by the international Stabilisation Force 8SFOR) and the International Police Task Force (IPTF) as well. The federal ministry contacted Arman Jasarevic on November 7, with the help of the IPTF. Jasarevic expressed readiness to give information and say all what he knew about the murder of Jozo Leutar. The talks were led in the Ministry's offices and present were IPTF members. On that occasion it was established that he possessed no relevant information which might cast light on that murder, read the Ministry's statement. According the "Slobodna Bosna" weekly, reporters of which also contacted Jasarevic, he said he was not personally connected with the bomb attack against Leutar, but had information on terrorist activities in Bosnia and their political patrons. (hina) ms