The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
EXHUMATION OF BODIES OF VICTIMS FROM PAST WAR COMPLETED IN PALE MUNICIPALITY
05.06.2024. 15:42
ncomplete mortal remains of at least two persons have been found at the said locality. According to the collected information, there is a possibility that the remains of one of the found persons belong to a victim of Serbian ethnicity, who disappeared in the area of Sarajevo in 1994. The identities of the missing persons will be determined by DNA analysis of the found remains.
The exhumation process is attended by a forensic pathologist, representatives of the Missing Persons’ Institute (MPI) of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Commission for Missing Persons (ICMP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and necessary workers, whereas members of the Pale Police Station of the Republika Srpska Ministry of the Interior are securing the location and providing forensic technical support.
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).
