28 Feb Digital evidence archive of the BIH Prosecutor’s Office

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Bruce G. Berton, the President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of BiH, Milan Tegeltija, and the Chief Prosecutor of the creation of an electronic database containing all evidence available within the BiH Prosecutor’s Office. This digital archive Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, Gordana Tadić, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the development of a digital archive of all evidence pertaining to war crimes cases in the possession of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office.

Emphasizing the valuable and consistent co-operation with the BiH Prosecutor’s Office and the HJPC, Berton said: “The Memorandum of Understanding, signed within the Project on Improving War Crimes Processing, will allow for the is an important step forward in processing war crimes cases it is one of the recommendations of the 2016 Report by Judge Joana Korner.”

“Activities within this project are crucial for processing war crimes, as every case file contains a large amount of evidence. It is very useful to have a digital evidence database that will enable a more expeditious and efficient overview of evidence, as well as easier sorting of evidence and preparation of highly complex cases”, emphasized Tadić.

Tegeltija added: “The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes and supports any form of co-operation with international organizations aimed at strengthening the rule of law and establishing a functional system that will be of use not only to the judges and prosecutors in their work but also to the general public in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our common goal is for war crimes cases to be finalized within an optimum timeframe, in order to, eventually, leave the heavy burden of war behind us and dedicate ourselves to the establishment of a high-quality judicial system.”

The Project on Improving War Crimes Processing, implemented by the OSCE Mission to BiH, is funded by the Government of the United Kingdom (UK).

References from the official website of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe