2 minutes agoCommission for Missing Persons: 13 victims identified by 9 locations during excavations at 2024
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The Government Commission for Missing Persons has stressed that the following year has faced major challenges, including lack of reliable information and politicisation of the process by Serbia's institutions. However, according to them, continued co-operation with families of missing people, family associations and international partners has brought positive results in the direction [...]
The Government Commission for Missing Persons has stressed that the following year has faced major challenges, including lack of reliable information and politicisation of the process by Serbia's institutions.
However, according to them, continued co-operation with families of the missing, family associations and international partners has brought positive results in the direction of justice and truth.
During the year, 33 field operations have reportedly been conducted, including excavations at 23 locations inside Kosovo, where 13 individuals' mortar remains have been discovered.
From the 23 locations in question, only 9 of them have resulted in the discovery and exhumation of mortar waste. According to forensic experts from these locations, 13 individuals have been exhumed (all this data can only be confirmed after all necessary forensic testing procedures are completed, including identification through DNA scientific analysis)”, said this commission for Dukagjin.
In terms of locations in Serbia, despite the agreement, there has reportedly been no progress in excavations.
Meetings of the Working Group for Missing Persons, organised with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (KNKK), have enabled addressing the requirements for progress in the process of identifying and lighting the fate of missing persons.
In addition to local commitments, co-operation with international organisations and embassies for technological and scientific support have intensified over the year, including use of technology Li DAR and Earth Deposit Radari (RDT) for the search for troops.
In the identification process, 124 reports have been realised from DNA scientific analysis, bringing 38 new identifications of victims.
Also, 25 mortor remains have been handed over for rehumation, respecting family rights to know the fate of their loved ones.
In efforts to advance the issue of missing persons, the Commission has called for further support from the European Union and has continued to engage internationally to establish a Joint Commission on Missing Persons.
