08/03/2010 Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Strasbourg, 08.03.2010 – Jean-Charles Gardetto (Monaco, EPP/CD), rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the protection of witnesses as the cornerstone for justice and reconciliation in the Balkans, will make a fact-finding visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 9 to 11 March.
During his visit, Mr Gardetto will meet representatives of the Ministries of Justice and Security and representatives of the judiciary, the police, and the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA). Meetings are also scheduled with the OSCE and the Office of the High Representative (OHR), and with representatives of the Ministry of Justice of the Republika Srpska and of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The rapporteur has already made visits to Croatia and Serbia to discuss this matter.