The new government at the state level is preparing for the first personnel changes, and at the top of the list is the dismissal of the director of the Intelligence and Security Agency (OSA), Osman Mehmedagic.
The new government’s proposal for the new OSA director will be Samir Suljagic.
According to certain information, Suljagic worked for the intelligence service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 1994 to 2001 and was dismissed by mutual consent.
Elmedin Konakovic (NiP) has often commented on the dismissal of the OSA director and the appointment of his deputy. Yesterday morning he told that reconciliations are still ongoing, but that the new director is an ethical and moral person.
The Council of Ministers will meet today, but there is no item on the proposed agenda dealing with the dismissal of the OSA director.
As it was found out, Suljagic is suggested by the SDP and his name has already been submitted to certain embassies as a form of consultation. Namely, until now, in the context of the new OSA director, Erduan Kafedzic was mentioned as a potential candidate and “favorite” above all of the American embassy.
In other words, the procedure for appointing the director of OSA is that the Council of Ministers appoints and dismisses him on the proposal of the chairman and in consultation with the members of the BiH Presidency, the Executive Committee and the Security-Intelligence Commission.
According to the rulebook, the director is appointed on the basis of demonstrated professionalism and experience gained in intelligence and security affairs. The General Director of OSA is appointed for a term of four years and can be renewed once, Klix.ba reports.
