The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
REMAINS OF ONE PERSON FOUND AT EXHUMATION IN BIJELJINA
21.08.2023. 15:41
In the area of Bijeljina, at the site of the Bukreš
graveyard, an investigator of the Special Department for War Crimes, acting on
orders of the prosecutor in charge, coordinated the process of exhuming the
remains.
The remains of one person were found at the mentioned site. According to preliminary, available information, it is a missing victim of Croatian ethnicity from the area of Bijeljina and the identity will be determined through DNA analysis. The remains will be transferred to the Tuzla Commemorative Center for further forensic analysis.
A forensic pathologist, representatives of the Institute for Missing Persons (INO) of BiH and of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to BiH, as well as police officers of the Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior – Bijeljina Police Station, who secured the site and provided crime scene technical support, took part in the exhumation process.
*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).
