Bosnia in worst crisis since war as Serb leader calls referendum

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Milorad Dodik faces heavy EU sanctions if vote goes ahead, international community's representative in Sarajevo warns

Ian Traynor, Europe editor
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 15.55 BST
Bosnia is facing its worst crisis since the end of the war 16 years ago because of Serb secessionist policies aimed at paralysing the country, according to the leading international official overseeing the state.

Valentin Inzko, the Austrian diplomat who is the international community's high representative in Sarajevo, told the Guardian he would act to halt a referendum called by Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb leader, on whether to reject Bosnia's state war crimes court and special prosecutor's office established in 2005 by international decree....more...
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