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Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN mission denies press report of police misconduct

Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN mission denies press report of police misconduct

The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) today refuted a press report of misconduct by UN police in the country, calling it "a rewrite of old allegations."

In a statement issued today, UNMIBH said all the charges contained in an article published today in The Washington Post had been thoroughly investigated by the UN and were "found to have no substance."

The same conclusion was reached by the United States State Department, which had investigated allegations concerning the supposed involvement of US police personnel serving with UNMIBH, the Mission noted. It stressed that "no UN international police officers had been found to be involved in the trafficking of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina."