BOSNIAN SERBS SUBMIT PROPOSAL ON ORGANISATION OF BRCKO POLICE

( Editorial: --> 9199 ) BRCKO, 17 Dec (Hina/Habena) - The Bosnian Serbs on Wednesday submitted their proposal on the organisation of the multiethnic police in Brcko to the office of the supervisor for Brcko, Robert Farrand, and the International Police Task Force (IPTF) in Bosnia- Herzegovina. The proposal came after yesterday's talks between Farrand and the Republika Srpska Premier Gojko Klickovic. Deputy High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Hans Schumacher and Brcko Mayor Borko Reljic met in Brcko Wednesday, Habena news agency reported, quoting a local radio station in Brcko. According to the agreement between Brcko police and IPTF officials, the police station in Brcko would have six departments: ordinary police, border police, traffic police, crime investigation department, and interior and general affairs departments. The Serbs proposed that three departments be headed by Serbs, two by Bosniaks and one by a Croat. Discussing the proposal on the organisation of Brcko police, supervisor Farrand and Bosnian Serb Premier Klickovic accepted two deals yesterday. According to those deals, traffic police would have only one multiethnic department which would have the of controlling the areas under supervision. Traffic police would remain under the jurisdiction of the Brcko Public Security Centre. It was agreed that border police be multiethnic, but directly subordinated to the Republika Srpska Interior Ministry, so that the head of the border police would be appointed directly by the Bosnian Serb interior minister. (hina) rm 172232 MET dec 97