HAGUE TRIBUNAL WARNS OF FAKE DOCUMENT IN DANUBE REGION

ZAGREB, Aug 15 (Hina) - The Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague warned on Friday that a counterfeit document had been circulated in the UN-administered region of eastern Croatia according to which the Tribunal was seeking information on 178 war crimes suspects. "The Prosecutor, Justice Louise Arbour, states emphatically that this document did not originate from her office or from anyone within the Tribunal. It is a complete fabrication, and absolutely no credence should be attributed to it," the Tribunal said in a statement. The statement said that the document had been purportedly issued by the Prosecutor and the Registrar to the UN Civilian Police Commissioner in Vukovar. Arbour said she would immediately initiate an investigation to identify the source of the document and would take "appropriate steps in regard to the perpetrators of this fraudulent act." (hina) vm 151542 MET aug 97