MOSLEM AUTHORITIES DEMAND REMOVAL OF CROAT T.V. STATION AERIAL ( Editorial: --> 2283 )

( Editorial: --> 2283 ) MOSTAR, Nov 20 (Hina) - The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Zenica-Doboj Canton has demanded from the Zenica branch of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party to remove an aerial relaying three television channels of EROTEL, the Croat-run television station in Mostar, EROTEL said in a statement on Thursday. "After frequent attacks on Croats in central Bosnia, the latest attempt by Bosniac Moslems to disregard the broadcasting licences granted in 1996 is aimed at discriminating against the Croat population and encouraging them to leave," said the statement, sent to international organisations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It said that the Croat community in the Zenica area would thus be denied the only television programme in the Croatian language. "Bosniac police have recently removed and misappropriated a similar aerial which enabled Croat TV programmes to be seen in a part of Sarajevo. After that the Bosniac press announced removal of other similar equipment," the statement said. (hina) vm jn 201233 MET nov 97