The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
EXHUMATION OF MORTAL REMAINS OF VICTIM FROM PAST WAR COMPLETED IN AREA OF ŠEKOVIĆI MUNICIPALITY
30.09.2019. 15:38
The found mortal remains will be transported to the Commemorative Center in Tuzla, where forensic and crime investigation processing will be performed and bone samples will be taken for the DNA analysis aimed at determining the victim’s identity.
The exhumation process was coordinated by an Investigator from the Special Department for War Crimes of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who was present on the site. The process of searching for, and exhumation of mortal remains was conducted with the participation of officers from the BiH Institute for Missing Persons (MPI), a doctor of forensic medicine and police officers from the Šekovići Police Station.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and institutions involved in the process of searching for missing persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina resume their activities related to conducting exhumations and searching for missing persons in all parts of 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).
