SARAJEVO, Nov 11 (Hina) - The evidence discovered by Stabilisation Force (SFOR) members during an operation carried out in Mostar last month is still being analysed and the information on what exactly has been discovered will be
published only after the analysis is completed, SFOR spokesman Jacques Poitras told reporters in Sarajevo on Thursday.
SARAJEVO, Nov 11 (Hina) - The evidence discovered by Stabilisation
Force (SFOR) members during an operation carried out in Mostar last
month is still being analysed and the information on what exactly
has been discovered will be published only after the analysis is
completed, SFOR spokesman Jacques Poitras told reporters in
Sarajevo on Thursday. #L#
A large quantity of evidence material has been discovered and its
analysis takes time, Poitras said answering a question about the
accuracy of claims published by Reuters yesterday on the alleged
results of the Mostar operation.
Reuters said the SFOR operation, dubbed "West Star", has resulted
in the confiscation of evidence confirming that Croatian secret
services were involved in operations on the territory of Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
Quoting an anonymous diplomat from NATO structures, Reuters said
some of the confiscated material may be used by the investigators of
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY).
The United Nations will discuss with the SFOR on whether the
discovered evidence can help the ICTY, said the spokesman for the
ICTY and the UN Mission in Bosnia, Douglas Coffman.
However, Coffman warned it was still too early to say anything more
precise until the SFOR published the results of its analysis.
The spokesman for the Office of the High Representative (OHR), Oleg
Milisic, said the OHR was also waiting for a complete report by the
SFOR.
Poitras confirmed the evidence would be submitted to the local
authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina which are expected to take legal
action.
(hina) rml