ZAGREB, April 17 (Hina) - After completed preparations, investigators of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) started an investigation at a marked location near the central Croatian town of Gospic
Monday. The operations are exclusively directed at discovering a mass grave and the exhumation of the bodies possibly buried in the grave, the Croatian Government's office for cooperation with the ICTY reported. Also present at the location of an alleged mass grave were the Lika-Senj County Court's investigation judge, the state attorney and other authorised persons. Croatian authorised judicial bodies started an investigation in line with the criminal procedure act. Present at the beginning of the investigation were representatives of the office for cooperation with the International Court of Justice and the ICTY and the Croatian Government's Commission for Missing and De
ZAGREB, April 17 (Hina) - After completed preparations,
investigators of the International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia (ICTY) started an investigation at a marked
location near the central Croatian town of Gospic Monday.
The operations are exclusively directed at discovering a mass grave
and the exhumation of the bodies possibly buried in the grave, the
Croatian Government's office for cooperation with the ICTY
reported.
Also present at the location of an alleged mass grave were the Lika-
Senj County Court's investigation judge, the state attorney and
other authorised persons. Croatian authorised judicial bodies
started an investigation in line with the criminal procedure act.
Present at the beginning of the investigation were representatives
of the office for cooperation with the International Court of
Justice and the ICTY and the Croatian Government's Commission for
Missing and Detained Persons. The Croatian Deputy Justice Minister
is to visit the location on Tuesdays in line with an agreement with
the president of the County Court and the Article 38 of the law on
Courts, the statement read.
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