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Serbia Today, 96-12-26
CONTENTS
[01] ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA ADOPTS IMPORTANT ACTS
[02] MINING OF THE MUSLIM HOUSES IN MOSTAR
[03] NEW GAMES AROUND MILITARY APARTMENTS IN CROATIA
[04] UNTAES SOLDIERS BEAT UP SERBIAN WOMEN
[05] ALL THE FACTS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
[06] PUBLICATION FOR THE FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNERS
[07] DIALOGUE IN FRONT OF THE TV CAMERAS ON THE PAST ELECTIONS
[01] ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA ADOPTS IMPORTANT ACTS
Deputies of the Assembly of Serbia, during the continued second meeting of
the autumn session, have adopted yesterday the republican budget for the
year 1997 in the amount of 14 billion 65 million dinars , which is 17
percent higher than this year. Deputies have also adopted a "package" of
amendments to the fiscal laws, draft laws on the participation of
municipalities and towns in the tax returns.
At the proposal of the Government of Serbia, in an urgent procedure
yesterday, another 11 legal enactments have been placed on the agenda of
the second session of the Republican Parliament, among them as the most
important is the new wording of the Draft Law on Labor Relations, which was
also adopted.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Politika, 1996-12-26
[02] MINING OF THE MUSLIM HOUSES IN MOSTAR
In the suburban areas of western Mostar which are under the Croat control,
over the past ten days seven Muslim houses have been mined, reports the
Muslim Radio Sarajevo. Intimidation of the Muslims was helped these days
also by an intensive raffal fire from all types of infantry armament aimed
at the Muslim residential quarters in eastern Mostar, which the Croats from
the western part of the city have opened on the Christmas Eve. The
Association of Muslim Refugees from two local communities in this part of
the city published a communique on the continuous persecution and
relocation of Muslims from the western Croat part of Mostar, and demolition
of the remaining Muslim houses. "We are surprised at the passivity and
silence of the international police forces regarding the violation of the
fundamental human rights of Muslims and terrorist actions against our
property", reads the communique.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Politika, 1996-12-26
[03] NEW GAMES AROUND MILITARY APARTMENTS IN CROATIA
How is the rule of law functioning in the state of Croatia or actually its
practical non-existence, is especially well illustrated in connection with
everything that has been happening with the "military apartments". How are
the apartments being snatched away from the legal tenants is being
illustrated by the latest examples from Split, where until now, from such
apartments 843 families have been forcibly evicted, often without taking
even the bare necessities. After long and tedious court procedures, 350 of
such families succeeded in obtaining court orders for dislodging of the
oppressors in the uniforms of the Croat Army. However, the legal rulings
are not been brought into life because "the witty" usurpers are placing on
their apartment doors names of some other persons, so the plaintiffs are
being instructed to bring charges against the new usurper. Such avoidance
of the force of law is not possible in any normal or civilized state.
Representative of one of the many organizations for human rights which are
engaged in such cases, Semina Loncar, states as follows: "People have to
understand finally that systematically and in agreement, together with the
police, judiciary and the Defense Ministry, everything is being done for as
few people as possible to return to their apartments. We will alarm the
European Court for Human Rights and we will bring charges against all the
state actors involved."
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Vecernje novosti, 1996-12-26
[04] UNTAES SOLDIERS BEAT UP SERBIAN WOMEN
Soldiers of the UNTAES, from the Polish unit, have beaten up women in Ilok.
They were hitting them with the cannon fire of gas and were throwing tear
gas on them, firing from automatic guns in the air and finally have beaten
them up with gun butts. The incident was caused by the members of the
UNTAES in Ilok so that they have organized the arrival of some fifty Croats,
the former inhabitants of this town, to attend the Christmas Eve mass in
the Catholic church. Among them was the complete former leadership of this
town and the municipality, many of them well known as instigators of war
and criminals who have conducted pogroms against Serbs before and at the
time of armed conflicts in these areas. This had caused fear and panic
among the population of Serbian nationality, the old-settlers of Ilok and
citizens exiled from Krajina. In the letter to the UN Administrator Jacques
Klein they warned that criminals are arriving in town and proposed for the
change the composition of the guests from Croatia. In spite of all this,
they did arrive, and against some fifty unarmed Serbian women who were
peacefully protesting near the church, the soldiers of the UNTAES committed
violence. Jacques Klein has sent his apologies because of this incident
with the words: "We are here to protect you, not to attack you". The
official of the regional government Goran Hadzic stated that the incident
was to serve Croatia as an excuse for some desired moves, the same as it
was happening when the aggression started on some other parts of Krajina.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Politika, 1996-12-26
[05] ALL THE FACTS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Association of families of the captured soldiers of the Republic of Srpska
Army has sent a letter to the President of the European Parliament Lenna
Fisher in which it is warning that "Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina is
violating Dayton Accords because it is not releasing prisoners of war". In
the letter it is stated that there were "appalling consequences of the
Croat offensive on the Republic of Srpska in September 1995", among others
also "53 mass graves of Serbian fighters and civilians, buried in the area
of the Federation of Bosnia-herzegovina, as well as 114 mass graves in the
territory of Serbian Krajina". Qualifying these offensives, further to the
mass killing and capture, as the worst ethnic cleansing in the region of
Europe, the Association states the following in its letter: "We are
especially concerned over the fate of 18 Serbs imprisoned in the Split
prison, who are for almost two years now and without any indictment and
without any interest shown for them by The Hague Tribunal, awaiting their
release." It is also added that several hundreds of captured Serbs are
still being held in prisons of Croatia and that they are not registered by
the International Red Cross. The Association is demanding that all these
facts be placed before the European Parliament.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Politika ekspres, 1996-12-26
[06] PUBLICATION FOR THE FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNERS
Chamber of Economy of Yugoslavia has just issued the publication "Economy
of Yugoslavia - A Business Partner" in Serbian, English and German language,
which in a summery and easy way presents to the foreign businessmen and
investors the information about the important commercial legal framework in
our country, explaining the procedure for establishing business relations
with the local partners, and pointing out at the services which may be
obtained in the Chamber itself - business information, marketing,
arbitration, public authorizations etc. The publication may be procured in
the Marketing Agency of the Chamber of Economy of Yugoslavia in Belgrade.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Borba, 1996-12-26
[07] DIALOGUE IN FRONT OF THE TV CAMERAS ON THE PAST ELECTIONS
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 20:00 to 24:00 hours with the live TV
broadcasting on Channel Two of the official television, and with a
changeable composition of representatives from the deputy clubs of the
Assembly of Serbia and rotating chairman, panel discussions are to be held
on the actual issues of the past elections, electoral legislation and the
role of media in the electoral process.
As was agreed at the last night's first session of the panel held on the
basis of the last week's decision of the Assembly of Serbia on organizing
of the panel discussion, these are at the same time the principles on the
basis of which the participants in the panel will pass the rules on its
work.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-26 ; Politika, 1996-12-26
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