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EXHUMATION OF THE REMAINS OF VICTIMS KILLED IN THE PAST WAR WAS CARRIED OUT IN BRATUNAC MUNICIPALITY

19.06.2012. 15:07

An exhumation was carried out in Bratunac municipality under the supervision of an investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH. An exhumation was carried out at three locations in Bratunac municipality resulting with the uncovery of several remains.

The remains of one body were unearthed at the location of Burnice – Podjezero, an entire skeleton was unearthed at Glogova - micro location of Avdagina njiva, and the remains of several bodies were unearthed at the location of Mratinci – Oborište.

The recovered remains shall be transferred to the Commemorative Center Tuzla where samples shall be collected for the DNA analysis aiming to identify the victims. The DNA analysis of the remains shall be handled by the laboratory of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).

The exhumation process was supervised by an investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, who acted in accordance with the instructions of the Prosecutor while coordinating the work of police, forensic experts and other authorized persons engaged in the process of exhumations.

The exhumation was attended by representatives of the BiH Institute for Missing Persons, representatives of the RS MoI, a doctor working in the field of forensic medicine and an investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH

The Prosecutor's Office of BiH, along with other institutions involved in the process of tracing the missing persons in BiH, continues its activities in the process of exhumations and tracing the missing in all parts of BiH.


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