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              Bosnian-Croat President Charged with Abuse of Power

   The president of Bosnia-Herzegovina`s Muslim-Croat federation has been
   charged with abuse of power for allegedly pardoning criminals.
   Prosecutors say Zivko Budimir illegally pardoned 27 people including
   convicted murderers, tax evaders and drug dealers.
   Mr. Budimir, who was arrested earlier this year and released, denies
   the charges.
   Bosnia has been split into a Muslim-Croat Federation and a Serb
   Republic since the end of the Bosnian war in 1995. Each entity has its
   own administration and the country is held together by a weak central
   convergent.
   A Muslim, Croat, and Serb rotate as the federal presidency.
   The West says this arrangement, along with simmering ethnic tensions,
   discourage investment in Bosnia and its full integration into Europe.
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