The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
MORTAL REMAINS OF VICTIMS MISSING FROM THE PAST WAR FOUND AND EXHUMED IN VIŠEGRAD
20.10.2023. 14:43
Mortal remains of at least five persons were found at the said location, but the search continues.
The exhumation was attended by a permanent forensic expert-pathologist, a representative of the Missing Persons’ Institute (MPI) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, necessary workers and machinery, as well as SIPA police officers, whereas police officers of the Police Station of Višegrad are securing the site.
After the exhumation, the remains will be transferred to the "Miljevići" City Cemetery in East Sarajevo for further forensic and medical processing and identification by way of the DNA analysis.
In this case, information and knowledge about the site containing the aforementioned mortal remains were obtained through joint and coordinated work of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SIPA and the Missing Persons’ Institute (MPI) 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).
