ARRESTED BOSNIAK DIES IN SERB PRISON

SARAJEVO, August 8 (Hina) - A Bosniak arrested by the Serb police for illegal possession of arms in Banja Luka on 31 July, died in prison as a result of beating, spokesman for the international police forces in Sarajevo Patrick Swenson said on Thursday. Swenson said that two days after the arrest, the Serb police informed the deceased's wife that the causes of death were unknown. The international police requested an inquiry and a Banja Luka pathologist determined that the causes of death were due to numerous interior lesions and bleeding caused by brutal beating. The local court in Banja Luka was demanded to start an investigation and sentence the perpetrators of this murder. UNHCR spokesman Kris Janowski warned that this case confirmed the extremely difficult position of ethnic minority groups in Banja Luka. 31 Bosniaks forced out of their homes by Serb refugees had still not returned after two months, Janowski said, adding that most decided to leave for good this area controlled by Bosnian Serbs. (hina) ha 081324 MET aug 96