WESTENDORP DISMISSES SERB DEMOCRATIC PARTY VICE PRESIDENT

( Editorial: --> 6920 ) SARAJEVO, Oct 8 (Hina) - High Representative of the international community in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, on Thursday ordered the dismissal of Dragan Cavic, vice president of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) and an MP in the Bosnian Serb parliament. Cavic was elected to the Republika Srpska Assembly at the September elections. A statement from the Office of the High Representative (OHR) noted that the High Representative's move was in line with the powers he was granted by the Bonn Conference. The dismissal was prompted by Cavic's statements regarding the Kosovo crisis and the outcome of the recent general election in Bosnia. On October 5, Cavic threatened the international community and said that its military intervention in Kosovo would jeopardise the Dayton peace process in Bosnia. Cavic was also indefinitely suspended from all public offices, the OHR noted, adding that Westendorp would not tolerate public officials who instigate violence or political tensions. (hina) rml 082016 MET oct 98