BOSNIAN BISHOPS CALL ON ALL CITIZENS TO GO TO THE POLLS IN SEPTEMB

SEPTEMB $ ER SARAJEVO, Aug 7 (Hina) - The Bishops' Conference of Bosnia- Herzegovina on Wednesday called on all Bosnian Catholics to go to the polls in September. "We call on every citizen to go to the polls and (...) give his or her vote to those who can be expected to take a firm and courageous stand agains injustice, violence, the violation of human rights and liberties," the Bishops said in an open letter to the Bosnian public. "Give your vote to a candidate who truly opposes ethnic cleansing and the so-called humane resettlement, (...) who has wholeheartedly embraced the goal of the return of refugees to their homes, the reconstruction of homes and places of worship, the healing of those wounded in body and in soul and a legal and political system that would ensure the freedom and prosperity of all," the Bishops said. "Nobody has the right to remain silent nor allow, by his absence, people who are not pursuing a just policy to take the power," the Bishops said. (hina) as 072130 MET aug 96