SARAJEVO, 1 Sept (Hina) - An appellate election subcommission within the OSCE mission in Bosnia, in charge of securing the observance of election rules, has established that some major irregularities had occurred during the
registration of voters in the area of Gornji Vakuf.
SARAJEVO, 1 Sept (Hina) - An appellate election subcommission
within the OSCE mission in Bosnia, in charge of securing the
observance of election rules, has established that some major
irregularities had occurred during the registration of voters in
the area of Gornji Vakuf. #L#
A statement, issued today by the OSCE headquarters in
Sarajevo, said that 983 filled out P-2 forms had been sent at the
beginning of August to the registration centre in Uskoplje,
allowing the voters to register for voting in any municipality.
According to those P-2 forms, the majority of voters lived in
Siroki Brijeg and Grude (Herzegovina) in 1991, but OSCE
representatives and the representatives of the European Community
Monitoring Mission (ECMM) could not prove the authenticity of those
data.
After additional check-ups, the subcommission established that
the registration of voters was false, which represented a violation
of the Dayton agreement, the rules and regulations of the
Provisional Election Commission and Bosnia's penal code.
All forms had been declared invalid and the local polling
stations had received forms with correct numbers with the request
that the persons who acted against the registration rules not be
allowed to vote.
It was also demanded that the deputy head of the Gornji Vakuf
election commission Nikola Luketina and secretary Janja Pilic be
replaced. Uskoplje mayor was requested to publicize in the media
covering the Uskoplje and Gornji Vakuf areas on September 4 that he
would ensure the regular organisation of elections and prevent the
participation of those persons who tried to vote on the basis of
false data. In case he failed to make such an announcement,
Uskoplje mayor would be removed from the list of HDZ candidates for
municipal elections, the OSCE statement said.
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