BOSNIAN ARMY BLOCKS VARES-DASTANSKO ROAD

MOSTAR, Feb 20 (Hina) - Bosnian Croat defence officials on Tuesday called on Bosnian Moslem military and civilian leaders to put a stop to incidents similar to those that occurred in two towns in central Bosnia on Monday. Herzeg-Bosnia's Defence Ministry said in a statement that Moslem-led Bosnian army and police forces on Monday blocked the Vares-Dastansko road, 50 km north of Sarajevo, and cut off power supply to Dastankso. Two members of the Croat Defence Council (HVO) were beaten on the road while Ljubo Kasapovic, a member of the Vares Municipal Council, was taken to the Vares police station where he was maltreated and expelled to Kiseljak, about 30 km west of Sarajevo, the statement said. "It is not the first time that members of the Army and Police of Bosnia-Herzegovina have treated Croats in such a way in defiance of the Dayton Agreement, increasing the feeling of unsafety and fear of the Croat population. Such actions cannot restore confidence between the two peoples. "Once again we call on the highest military and civilian officials of the Moslem people to use their authority to put a stop to such incidents," the statement concluded. (hina) vm mm 201145 MET feb 96