Wednesday, September 26, 2007

BOSNIA NEEDS EFFECTIVE CRIME FIGHTING STRATEGIES

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (26.September,2007) – “Corruption, organised crime and war criminals continue to undermine the fabric of the Bosnian society, yet the information that the Bosnian State Intelligence-Security Agency (OSA),gathers is only of use if it is acted upon,” the International Community's High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia Miroslav Lajčák said yesterday.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative met with Almir Džuvo, Director General of the Bosnian State Intelligence-Security Agency in Sarajevo yesterday.

Welcoming the progress that OSA has made since its inception in June 2004 Lajcak underlined that Bosnia must develop effective, state-wide policing strategies if the information that this agency gathers is to be used effectively.

“Good management and technically competent staff have made the Bosnian State Intelligence-Security Agency a trusted partner in the region,in the rest of Europe and with the broader international community in the global fight against organized crime and war-crimes,” Lajcak said.

the Bosnian State Intelligence-Security Agency's mandate is to gather, analyse and disseminate intelligence information and cooperates closely with the Bosnian police agencies.

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