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EXHUMATION ONGOING IN TRNOVO MUNICIPALITY, UPON ORDER OF BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE; REMAINS OF THREE INCOMPLETE BODIES FOUND AND SEARCH CONTINUES
25.10.2017. 15:38The exhumation has commenced and incomplete mortal remains of at least three persons have been found, and the search for mortal remains will continue in the days to follow.
The found mortal remains will be transported to the dissecting room of the Public Utility Company of ’City Cemeteries’ in Visoko, where forensic processing will be performed and bone samples will be taken, so that the victims’ identities could be determined by way of the DNA analysis.
The exhumation and the work of authorised officials are being coordinated by an Investigator of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representatives of the BiH Institute for Missing Persons and an expert forensic pathologist are present at the exhumation site, along with the necessary workers and adequate mechanization, whereas the location is being secured by the police officers of the Ministry of the Interior of Sarajevo Canton.
Almost on a daily basis, employees of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina participate in finding mortal remains and exhuming victims of war crimes throughout 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).