BOSNIAK SECRET POLICE - MAJOR OBSTACLE TO JOINT INTERIOR MINISTRY

( Editorial: --> 7602 ) SARAJEVO, 11 Dec (Hina) - The existence of Bosniak (Moslem) secret police, known under the name Agency for Investigation and Documentation (AID), currently represents the major obstacle to the establishment of the Federation Interior Ministry, UN spokesman Alexander Ivanko told reporters Thursday. Speaking at a press conference in Sarajevo, Ivanko said the Croat side was rightfully dissatisfied with the existence of the AID and that its requests for the reorganisation of the agency were justified. The AID is operating on Federation territory but it is not responsible to any of the Federation bodies of authority. It is actually a party intelligence service which is completely under control of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), said Ivanko. The International Police Task Force (IPTF) were dealing with the AID primarily because the agency's officials had earlier carried out arrests and carried weapons, Ivanko said. Ivanko said that some of AID's earlier actions could be categorised as actions of paramilitary groups. The IPTF believed that the AID should become part of the Federation Interior Ministry, which would help establish the responsibility of the intelligence service for legal actions. (hina) mm rm 111449 MET dec 97