"The fact that this nominee's mother is Ljilja Vokic (a former education minister) or his political affiliation are least important. What was important to the committee is that in his capacity as a lawyer, he has represented current or former intelligence members, which would be a conflict of interest," Ostojic said.
A new invitation will be announced for the council's member instead of Vokic.
The committee also considered a request by Vjekoslav Vukovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's assistant security minister, who appealed against having been unlawfully wiretapped by Croatian intelligence agents on Bosnia's territory.
"Following an inspection conducted in the Croatian Interior Ministry and a discussion, the committee established that the ministry had acted in line with the law and in accordance with a warrant issued by the Rijeka County Court investigating judge. It also established that there was no tampering with data collected by wiretapping," Ostojic said.
The Rijeka County Court recently sentenced Robert Dragin to six years and three months in prison for inciting to murder in the first degree, while Ivan Filipovic and Vukovic were sentenced to nine months each for supplying an explosive device that was to have been used in the attempted murder.
Following the Rijeka court verdict, which the defendants can appeal, the Security Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sadik Ahmetovic, decided on 11 June to suspend his assistant Vukovic. Ahmetovic said in a brief statement that Vukovic was temporarily suspended pending the completion of criminal proceedings against him in Croatia. According to Deputy Security Minister Mijo Kresic, it was Vukovic, the head of the Security Ministry's department for organised crime and terrorism, who had asked to be suspended as he would have more time to prepare his defence.