DRVAR POLICE DISMISSES TWO OFFICIALS

SARAJEVO, June 10 (Hina) - Two police officers from Drvar, western BH, were dismissed after warnings by international organizations that they were probably connected with arson in the area. According to UN spokesman Aleksandar Ivanko, the international police command had been informed that Miroslav Frankic, crime department chief, and Zarko Sokcic, special anti-terrorist unit commander, were no longer employees of the Drvar police station. He recalled a report by IPTF on the situation in Drvar, which assessed there existed a "long list of criminal offences and instances of organized crime, for which police employees and local politicians in Drvar were accountable." "There is evidence on persons who directly took part in that, especially on Miroslav Frankic and Zarko Sokcic. They are also mentioned in a report on the situation in Drvar issued by the International Crisis Group", Ivanko told reporters in Sarajevo. (hina) ha mm 101453 MET jun 97