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EXHUMATION ACTIVITIES AT THE TOMAŠICA SITE NEAR PRIJEDOR CONTINUES. MORTAL REMAINS OF SEVERAL TENS OF PERSONS ARE BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE MASS GRAVE
02.10.2013. 15:07In this mass grave, at the depth of seven meters, complete and incomplete mortal remains of several tens of victims and some personal items of the victims were found.
The digging out of the bodies commenced and the bodies are in piles, at different depths within the pit. Until today, twenty (20) complete bodies of the victims were exhumed.
Remains of the found bodies will be transported to the Šejkovača Identification Center in Sanski Most, where they will remain until the completion of their forensic analysis and identification process.
The exhumation is attended by representatives of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), representatives of the BiH Institute for Missing Persons, representatives of the RS Ministry of the Interior, an expert forensic pathologist and an Investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH.
The Investigator of the of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH is continuously present in the field coordinating the work of all the persons involved in the exhumation process.
A larger number of mortal remains is expected to be found in the period to come, since, according to the information collected, this site contains a large number of victims from Prijedor and its surroundings.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH and other institutions involved in the process of exhumation are undertaking intensive activities aimed at securing this site and organizing the process of digging out of the victims and their further forensic analysis and identification.
The exhumation process will continue.
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).