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USIA - Text: Rubin Statement on Ruling of Republika Srpska Court, 97-08-15
From: The United States Information Agency (USIA) Home Page at <http://www.usia.gov>
TEXT: RUBIN STATEMENT ON RULING OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA COURT
(U.S. condemns court ruling against RS President Plavsic) (250)
Washington -- Seeing reports that the Constitutional Court of the Republika
Srpska (RS) has ruled against RS President Plavsic, the United States
condemned the ruling as "a legally invalid, political act."
State Department spokesman James Rubin said in a statement August 15, "All
international legal experts who have reviewed Plavsic's decision to
dissolve the RS assembly have found her actions legal and constitutional."
The spokesman noted in his statement that "the RS Constitutional Court has
been under intense pressure and intimidation from SDS party leaders in
Pale."
Following is the text of the statement:
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For Immediate Release
August 15, 1997
STATEMENT BY JAMES P. RUBIN, SPOKESMAN
U.S. Condemns Ruling by Republika Srpska Court
We have seen reports that the Constitutional Court of the Republika Srpska
(RS) has ruled against RS President Plavsic. The United States
condemns such a ruling as a legally invalid, political act. The President
of the Court himself has said that "political factors" would enter into his
decision. As previously stated, the RS Constitutional Court has been under
intense pressure and intimidation from SDS party leaders in Pale.
All international legal experts who have reviewed Plavsic's decision to
dissolve the RS assembly have found her actions legal and constitutional.
The United States reiterates its support for President Plavsic's request
that new RS Assembly elections be conducted under the supervision of OSCE
(Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe).
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