BH POLICE REFORM

FEBRUARY 12 2007 11:59h

Dodik: I Do Not Accept Unified BH Police

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Police reform is a condition for the approach to EU, it implicates a unified police in this country.

Police reform, which would mean a unified police force in the entire BH, is one of the key conditions for any sort of approach of BH towards the EU. However, Milorad Dodik says he will not quit his position which states the survival of the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska entity police is a key condition for the reform, even if it means non-accession to the EU, RTRS reports.

RS police must be a unitary structure within BH

Direction of police reform in BH document will fail if it will not clearly state RS police is a part of unitary police structures in BH.

SNSD president pointed out he will request from the Council of Ministers presiding Nikola Spiric to organise a meeting of political leaders in BH very fast in order to discuss this matter.

Dodik liked in Herzegovina as well

-Questions dealing with the BH`s European way should be solved by home political leaders without the implication of a High representative, who should deal with the implementation of the Dayton agreement, while the police reform is not in this field- says Dodik.

Dodik claimed a convincing victory in RS on last year`s elections in October with the Alliance of Independent Democrats, party which he is the president of. Due to the position even Croats in BH should be given an entity, Dodik is popular in Herzegovina as well, which proves his choice for person of the year of the Mostar Vecernji list paper.