CRO TV MOSTAR BROADCASTS APOLOGY

MOSTAR, Aug 25 (Hina) - Croatian Television Mostar on Sunday evening for the second time broadcast an apology in relation to statements made on the TV on 19 and 24 June. The election commission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe assessed the said statements as a violation of Article 113 of the Rules and Regulations of the Temporary Election Commission, which prohibits incendiary language, and on account of them punished the Croatian Democratic Union Party of Mostar by taking several candidates off the party's list for the Bosnian September municipal election. As an anchorman explained, the text of the apology was written and ordered by the chairman of the Media Experts Commission to be broadcast on Croatian Television Mostar for three consecutive evenings. "Broadcasts of speeches of some officials and commentaries represent damage to all political parties and voters in Bosnia- Herzegovina", the apology said. "Croatian Television Mostar fully supports open and free media with the aim of promoting democratic elections throughout BH", it added. "Croatian Television Mostar advocates a democratic BH in which all people may live together in peace and dignity", the apology concluded. (hina) ha 251120 MET aug 97