EXPECTED - OSCE
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SARAJEVO, Aug 28 (Hina) - The Media Expert Commission of the
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in
Bosnia-Herzegovina has positively judged efforts of Croatian Radio
and Television (HRT) in correcting some irregularities which were
registered in its coverage of pre-election campaigning in Bosnia.
At a session held in Banja Luka on Thursday, the MEC established
that the HRT had carried out instructions on the presentation of
parties which are to participate in the September elections, OSCE
spokeswoman Nicole Szulc told reporters in Sarajevo on Friday.
However, the HRT has been urged to broadcast party promotional
video clips between 7pm and 10pm, instead in the afternoon.
The MEC has also advised the HRT to start cooperating with the
Independent Media Commission (IMC) so that the existing property
questions concerning transmitters could be resolved together with
the Radio-Television of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Media experts expect the HRT to continue improving the coverage of
all registered political parties during the pre-election period.
The Media Expert Commission has decided to suspend a decision it
made earlier on sending the case for further consideration to the
Election Appeals Sub-Commission (EASC).
The OSCE will continue to monitor HRT programmes and if it
establishes that the plan for broadcasting promotional video clips
is not being followed, the EASC will be informed about it, without
any warning, Szulc said.
The MEC on Thursday urged Radio Herzeg-Bosnia to harmonise its
programme within 48 hours and stop favouring the Croatian
Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) or the EASC, which
has the power to remove candidates from election lists, will be
called to decide.
The EASC has already been informed about the case of radio "Sveti
Jovan", which is headed by Sonja Karadzic, Radovan Karadzic's
daughter, because of flagrant violations of election regulations
and disregard for OSCE requests.
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