12/12/2005
PALE, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- NATO troops in BiH on Monday (12 December) searched the Pale home of a Bosnian Serb, believed to be a close family friend of war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic. The search of Dragan Stajkic's home began at about 7 am local time. A NATO spokesman said Stajkic is suspected of belonging to the support network that has helped Karadzic evade justice.
In other news, international community High Representative Paddy Ashdown has decided to freeze the wages of judges in BiH, effective on 1 January. The decision is aimed at eliminating the disparity between judges' salaries and those of the general population. (RTRS, NTV Hayat, Nezavisne novine - 12/12/05; PBS BiH - 11/12/05)