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CHIEF PROSECUTOR TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF BIH AND DISCUSS THE DEPLOYMENT OF ITS MACHINERY AIMING TO EXPEDITE THE EXHUMATION PROCESS
26.11.2013. 15:08The machinery of the AF BiH will significantly accelerate the process of exhumation at the sites of Tomašica and Buća Potok. The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH will commence activities for the conclusion of agreements on the use of machinery of AF BiH in the future as well, in order to accelerate the process of tracing and identifying the missing persons.
The Chief Prosecutor has instructed all institutions involved in the process of exhumations that there cannot be any stopping of the exhumations due to deteriorating weather conditions and that they must take all action possible to resume the activities.
The process of tracing the missing, exhumations and identification of the remains is one of the priorities of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH because this issue is very important for the families of war crimes victims who have been searching for their loved ones for over two decades as well as for the process of establishing the rule of law, peace and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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).