(9 Nov 1996) T/I: 10:30:45


Speaking in Sarajevo on Saturday 9/11, Mirza Hajric, advisor to Bosnia's Moslem president said, the removal of General Ratko Mladic as commander of the Bosnian Serb army is only a "first step",
Mladic was sacked as commander of the armed forces under a decree issued by Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic on Saturday (9/11), according to the SRNA news agency.

SHOWS:

BOSNIA 9/11
PALE
WS countryside; WS street; people at road side

SARAJEVO
SOT Woman saying in English: " It is a good thing that he is going";
SOT man saying: "He should be responsible for what he did. It is normal that he was replaced. His people (Serbs) are clever enough to take care about their future"
SOT Alexander Ivanko, Spokesman for the IPTF, in English:
"The United Nations believes that a person indicted for genocide, crimes
against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva convention, dismissal is only the first step to the Hague."
WS presser;
SOT Colonel Simon Haselock, spokesman for IFOR, in English:
"The announced changes are essentially of an internal nature and are based on the plans of Madam Plavsic and the rest of the Bosnia-Serb civilian leadership. As such they represent a normal course in the affairs of the party and a re-inforcement of the principle of the civilians controlling the military"
SOT Bosnian Government spokesman Mirza Hajric, in English:
I have to draw the conclusion of what happened to (Radovan) Karadzic, he was forced to step down but continues to play the role behind the scene and the same could happen to Mladic if he is not sent to the Hague
WS of ext of building; CU sign of "High Representatives"
SOT Michael Maclay, Carl Bildt's spokesman: "
We have heard many times that Mladic is going to resign. We of course think this long over due. We would welcome this if this the case but we will only be happy when Mladic is sent off to the Hague to be tried for crimes of war charges made against him"

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