BRITISH TROOPS PREVENTED FROM INVESTIGATING MUSLIM CRIME IN KRIZAN

KRIZAN $ CEVO SELO MOSTAR, Dec 29 (Hina) - After HVO in central Bosnian insisted for several days, the British UNPROFOR battalion attempted yesterday to establish the facts concerning the crime committed by the Muslim army over Croats in Krizancevo Selo near Vitez during their big pre-Christmas offensive, HABENA informed carrying the press release by Herzeg-Bosnian Defense Ministry. The British 'blue berets' entered the village, but they were not able to carry out full investigation due to heavy fire coming from the Muslim positions. They found a dozen dead bodies, but they were forced to withdraw, according to the same source. In a conversation with Hina's reported, the spokesperson of the British UNPROFOR Command in Divulje near Split Fred Perry confirmed that the British soldiers had entered the village of Krizancevo Selo, but that due to intensive shooting directed at them from the Muslim positions they were not able to carry out the full investigation. He also said that the British battalion will continue the investigation when they get the permission from the 3rd B-H Army Corps to enter the village. Perry also said that the British troops have no knowledge of what happened and where are the 50 villagers of Krizancevo Selo. According to the information HVO in central Bosnia has, the members of the Muslim forces killed 15 persons and 53 persons are declared missing. According to the ICRC report, Muslims have imprisoned 3 persons from that area in the Zenica prison. 291319 MET dec 93