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seminars on this topic.
• On 14 and 15 September, a seminar
was held in Sarajevo, in collaboration
with CoE – CARDS-CARPО project,
on Application of Procedural
Measures for Witness Protection.
The seminar was attended by 38
participants. It considered legal and
institutional framework and
international cooperation, receipt of
reports on offences from the point of
view of identification of cases of
witness intimidation, collection of
information from victims and
witnesses, the use of interviews,
collaboration between police and
prosecutors, specific features of
taking statements and protection of
underage witnesses, trauma and
stress and assistance for victims and
protected witnesses, investigation
procedures without revealing the
identity of witnesses and proposals
for procedural protection measures,
assessment of intimidation and
threat, data protection and protection
and support for protected witnesses
during criminal proceedings,
decisions on protection, interviewing
protected witnesses during the main
hearing. Presenters of the Centre
included: prosecutor Hajrija Muftic-
Hadziomerovic (FBiH Prosecutor’s
Office) prosecutor Gordana Loncar
(Banja Luka District Prosecutor’s
Office), Muris Brkic (BiH
Prosecutor’s Office), judge Jasmina
Kosovic (CC Sarajevo), Ms. Sabiha
Husic and Ms. Aida Ganovic (Medica
the Centre had no training activities,
but it continued to work in
preparation of materials and
programmes for 2007.
For that purpose, the Centre
distributed questionnaires to all the
courts and prosecutors’ office, in order
for judges and prosecutors to make
suggestions and give proposals and
thus play an active role in designing
programmes for the coming year,
suited to their needs. The Centre
remains open for all their proposals,
suggestions and comments, and
invites all the parties concerned to
become involved in curriculum
design.
September
• In compliance with its programme, on
11 September the Centre organised a
seminar on Joint Training for Judges
and Civil Servants Responsible for
Implementation of Legislation in
Taxation Procedures and Taxation
Administration. In addition to judges
and court assistants, the seminar was
attended by representatives of the Tax
Administration of Republika Srpska.
The seminar topic ‘Experiences of the
RS Supreme Court in Application of
Taxation Legislation in Administrative
Matters’ was covered by Mr. Janko
Ninic, Judge of the RS Supreme Court,
and ‘Experiences of the RS Taxation
Administration in Application of
Taxation Legislation through the work
of the Appeals Board’ was presented
by Ms. Ljiljana Nadj Stojicic, legal