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TWO PERSONS SUSPECTED OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY
24.12.2013. 15:11By order of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH two persons suspected of committing Crimes against Humanity in 1992 in Srebrenica were deprived of liberty. Police Officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency carried out the arrests by order of the Prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH.
By order of the Prosecutor of Regional Team No.6 of the Special Department for War Crimes within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH the suspects V. D. (1967) and M. M. (1970) were deprived of liberty.
The aforementioned suspects are under investigation by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and are suspected of committing the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity under Article 172, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph h) in conjunction with Subparagraph a) of the Criminal Code of BiH.
The suspects shall be handed over, within the legal deadline, to the Assigned Prosecutor who shall question them and then decide on a motion for order of prohibiting measures/remand in custody.
*Note on the principle of presumption of innocence
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
