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ZAGREB, Sept 5 (Hina) - Croatian Radio and Television (HRT)
director, Ivica Vrkic, on Friday called the OSCE's decision to
remove candidates of the Croatian Democratic Party of Bosnia-
Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) from election lists as "tendentious,
provocative and harmful to the general situation in Bosnia-
Herzegovina".
Vrkic said he would file a complaint to the High International
Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, stating
that this was a case of bias against the HDZ.
He also expressed dissatisfaction with the assessments of the
appellate electoral sub-committee (EASB) of the Organisation for
Security and Cooperation in Europe on Croatia's internal political
relations.
The OSCE's EASB removed four HDZ candidates from canton election
lists because of alleged biased reports to the Croatian Radio and
Television.
The commission claimed that the HRT had repeatedly violated media
regulations on fair and equal approaches to political parties
participating in this month's general elections in Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
The Election Appeals Sub-Commission (EASB) gave the HRT three days
in which to change its way of covering the electoral campaign, and
warned that, otherwise, it would remove candidates from lists.
In a letter sent to the chairwoman of the Media Experts Centre
(MEC), Tanya Domi, Vrkic said the EASB decision came as a surprise
to the HRT, particularly as it contained a threat of further removal
of candidates.
Such acts "behind the HRT's back" are inappropriate and harmful, as
well as based on false facts, Vrkic said.
The HRT had fully fulfilled OSCE's requests regarding the coverage
of the electoral campaign.
The only problem that had occurred was a lack of sound in a limited
number of locations during a show on Bosnia-Herzegovina elections
on August 31, due to technical difficulties, he said.
In addition, claims by the EASB judge that Croatian President
Franjo Tudjman controlled all state institutions in Croatia and
abroad, and used the HRT for the purposes of the Croatian democratic
Union is petty politics and an inappropriate means of pressure and
manipulation, Vrkic said.
The Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday also assessed the
OSCE's decision on removing candidates from lists as unjustified
and a direct undemocratic attempt to impose election results. The
Presidency also requested that the decision be reviewed.
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