TYRANTS THREATEN REPORTERS IN SARAJEVO

( Editorial: --> 7620 ) SARAJEVO, May 29 (Hina) - A group of men barged into the office of the Sarajevo "Dani" magazine Friday, and assaulted the paper's editors and reporters. The magazine is known for its critical views towards the ruling Bosnia-Herzegovina structures. Editor-in-Chief Senad Pecanin said Ismet Bajramovic, aka Celo (forehead), well connected on the criminal scene, barged into the magazine's offices accompanied with four other men. Celo was denounced by the magazine as one of the "godfathers" of organised crime in the part of Bosnia-Herzegovina under Bosniak (Moslem) authorities. Pecanin said Celo had threatened to destroy all the equipment, and had added he would come armed next time. Bajramovic explained his reason for barging was "the dissatisfaction of Bakir Izetbegovic and Senad Sahimpasic with Dani's articles, Pecanin said. Bakir Izetbegovic is the son of the chairman of the Bosnia- Herzegovina Presidency, Alija Izetbegovic, and Senad Sahimpasic is an influential member of the ruling Social Democratic Action party (SDA) and member of the Bosnian Federation Parliament. "Dani" wrote about these two as persons abusing their political influence for personal gain. Pecanin said the assault had been reported to the police who had investigated the scene. He stressed the magazine had received letters of support from several western countries' embassies in Sarajevo. (hina) lm 301037 MET may 98