SARAJEVO: DECISION ON REQUEST OF FIVE INDICTED BOSNIAN CROATS POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY

SARAJEVO, April 16 (Hina) - The government of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina has postponed the adoption of a decision on the request of five Croats for state guarantees necessary for their provisional release pending trial before the ICTY until April 19.#L# The attorneys of the five former high ranking political and military officials of Herzeg-Bosna, whom the Hague-based war crimes tribunal indicted on command responsibility, have requested guarantees from the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency and the Federation government necessary for their provisional release. The request has been included in the agenda of the government's session held on Thursday. The decision on this request, however, was not made because the session was adjourned due to other engagements of the ministers. Federation government sources confirmed the session would resume on Monday when the request of the five ICTY indictees would be discussed. (Hina) it