Commission: Buried woman on the List of Missing Persons died in Gjakova as a civilian victim of war

"The victim R.Š. was identified on October 16, 2024, using DNA analysis, after representatives of the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro collected additional reference samples for DNA analysis in order to identify the remains that were located at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Pristina," the statement reads.

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Government Building, Photo: News Archive
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In the village of Gnjili potok in the municipality of Andrijevica, the funeral of R.Š., who is on the List of Missing Persons, maintained by the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro, took place today.

This was announced by the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro.

The statement added that the Commission for Missing Persons took over at the Kula-Peć border crossing from the Kosovo Commission for Missing Persons the remains of R. Š., who died as a civilian victim of war in Gjakova, Kosovo (1999).

"The named person was listed as a missing person on the List of the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro. The handover and burial of the remains were attended by representatives of the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro and family members of the missing person's claimant. The deceased R.Š. was identified on October 16, 2024, using DNA analysis, after representatives of the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro collected additional reference samples for DNA analysis in order to identify the remains that were located at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Pristina," the statement reads.

The Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro said that the handover was carried out in accordance with the Agreement on Cooperation in the Search for Missing Persons, signed in 2015 in Pristina between the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro and the Commission for Missing Persons of Kosovo.

"This continues the process of handing over victims killed in the territory of the former SFRY in the 50s, which is of particular importance for families who have been trying for years to find and bury their loved ones with dignity. With the taking over of the mortal remains of the named person, the number of missing persons claimed by the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro is 38, of which XNUMX are claimed in the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, nine in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and three in the territory of the Republic of Croatia," said the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Montenegro.

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