SARAJEVO, May 23 (Hina) - The Presidency of the Democratic People'sUnion (DNZ) of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday relieved Fikret Abdic ofduties as party president and appointed Rifet Dolic, partyrepresentative in the Parliament of the
Federation ofBosnia-Herzegovina, acting party president.
SARAJEVO, May 23 (Hina) - The Presidency of the Democratic
People's Union (DNZ) of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday relieved Fikret Abdic of
duties as party president and appointed Rifet Dolic, party representative in
the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, acting party
president. The DNZ said in a statement that Abdic had submitted a
request to be relieved of duty after he received a final verdict from the
Croatian Supreme Court confirming his initial verdict sentencing him to prison
for war crimes.
Dolic will lead the party until its regular election assembly on
October 1.