BOSNIAN CROATS PROTEST TO ICRC OVER PRISONER EXCHANGE

MOSTAR, Jan 23 (Hina) - The head of Herzeg-Bosnia's office for relations with the NATO-led peace Implementation Force (IFOR), Slobodan Bozic, on Tuesday sent a letter to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office for Bosnia- Herzegovina, Beato Schweizer, protesting that "the Serb side still has not released a single prisoner of Croatian nationality." "Since the exchange of prisoners of war should be conducted under the supervision of the ICRC and IFOR, which also monitors the implementation of provisions of the Dayton agreement, and in this case you did not show a necessary interest, we protest most vehemently and demand that you exert influence on the Serb side to comply with the agreement," Bozic wrote. He informed Schweizer of obligations the Bosnian Croat side had fulfilled concerning the exchange of Serb detainees. (hina) vm jn 232008 MET jan 96