The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
REMAINS OF ONE PERSON FOUND AT THE EXUMUSTION IN BRČKO
20.09.2023. 15:33
On orders of the prosecutor in charge, an expert associate
in the Special Department for War Crimes coordinated the exhumation process in
the area of Brčko, at the location of a yard in Srpska Varoš, where the remains
of a male person were found.
According to preliminary information, this is a victim of Bosniak ethnicity from the area of Srebrenica, who disappeared in 1995.
The remains will be transferred to the Tuzla Memorial Center, for further forensic-medical processing and identification through DNA analysis.
The exhumation was attended by a forensic pathologist, representatives of the Institute for Missing Persons (INO) of BiH, workers of the Tuzla Commemorative Center, as well as police officers from the Brčko District Police, who secured the site and provided crime-technical support.
*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).
