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REMAINS OF ONE PERSON FOUND AT EXHUMATION IN BIJELJINA
21.08.2023. 15:41
In the area of Bijeljina, at the site of the Bukreš
graveyard, an investigator of the Special Department for War Crimes, acting on
orders of the prosecutor in charge, coordinated the process of exhuming the
remains.
The remains of one person were found at the mentioned site. According to preliminary, available information, it is a missing victim of Croatian ethnicity from the area of Bijeljina and the identity will be determined through DNA analysis. The remains will be transferred to the Tuzla Commemorative Center for further forensic analysis.
A forensic pathologist, representatives of the Institute for Missing Persons (INO) of BiH and of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to BiH, as well as police officers of the Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior – Bijeljina Police Station, who secured the site and provided crime scene technical support, took part in the exhumation process.
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Dear Media Representatives, when transmitting news please bear in mind that persons referred to in the news and information of the BiH Prosecutor's Office, have the status of a suspect or an accused person. Let us remind you of the principle of presumption of innocence, which defines that no person shall be considered guilty until his/her guilt has been established by a final verdict.
