Updated; 10-02-2014, 02:21
The Chairman of the Government Commission on Missing Persons, Prenkë Gjetaj, along the GCMP unit leader, Kushtrim Gara, stayed in Belgrade during the start of the handover of mortal remains samples exhumed in Rashke in December 2013, to be identified through DNA analysis. Taking of samples was implemented by the International Commission on Missing Persons, in cooperation with competent authorities of the Legal Medicine Institute in Belgrade in the presence of the Government Commission of the Republic of Kosovo on Missing Persons, International Commission of Red Cross and Government Commission of Serbia on Missing Persons. According to anthropological data presented on the occasion, the sample proceeded represent at least two individuals, war victims. Meanwhile, about the mortal remains not proceeded because of a small number of bone parts exhumed in December 2013, which according to anthropologists, represent at least four individuals, it was decided to wait for their completion, namely reassembling with other bone parts to be exhumed from illegal graves in Rudnica, Municipality of Rashke. On this occasion, the chairman of the Government Commission on Missing Persons, Prenkë Gjetaj, expressed his concerns over the delays that have characterized the process so far, and said that “it is unacceptable for us and the families of the missing persons to have the process treated the way it’s been treated so far. So, we will be maximally engaged in ensuring the Rashka case takes the due course, in agreement with all the parties involved in the process, and above all, the families and family members of the missing persons,” added Gjetaj. All these concerns will also be raised in the next meeting of the Working Group on Missing Persons, scheduled to take place on 11 February 2014.

The Chairman of the Government Commission on Missing Persons, Prenkë Gjetaj, along the GCMP unit leader, Kushtrim Gara, stayed in Belgrade during the start of the handover of mortal remains samples exhumed in Rashke in December 2013, to be identified through DNA analysis.

Taking of samples was implemented by the International Commission on Missing Persons, in cooperation with competent authorities of the Legal Medicine Institute in Belgrade in the presence of the Government Commission of the Republic of Kosovo on Missing Persons, International Commission of Red Cross and Government Commission of Serbia on Missing Persons.

According to anthropological data presented on the occasion, the sample proceeded represent at least two individuals, war victims. Meanwhile, about the mortal remains not proceeded because of a small number of bone parts exhumed in December 2013, which according to anthropologists, represent at least four individuals, it was decided to wait for their completion, namely reassembling with other bone parts to be exhumed from illegal graves in Rudnica, Municipality of Rashke.

On this occasion, the chairman of the Government Commission on Missing Persons, Prenkë Gjetaj, expressed his concerns over the delays that have characterized the process so far, and said that “it is unacceptable for us and the families of the missing persons to have the process treated the way it’s been treated so far. So, we will be maximally engaged in ensuring the Rashka case takes the due course, in agreement with all the parties involved in the process, and above all, the families and family members of the missing persons,” added Gjetaj.

All these concerns will also be raised in the next meeting of the Working Group on Missing Persons, scheduled to take place on 11 February 2014.