However, the outcome is unexpected for many because the investigation will not be conducted due to the statute of limitations having expired.
According to available information, the competent prosecutor's offices concluded that there are no legal conditions for further prosecution of this case.
The bones found in the yard of Nebojša Mraović belong to victims of the Srebrenica genocide. The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina was responsible for this case, but by all accounts, no one will be held accountable for this crime, writes FTV.
"The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an order that the investigation will not be conducted due to the statute of limitations having expired, and then the case was transferred to the Prosecutor's Office of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, after analyzing its local jurisdiction and the temporal validity of the law, reached the same conclusion and decision," states the explanation.
The Association of Families of Missing, Forcibly Taken, and Killed Bosniaks of the Brčko District believes that such a decision by the Prosecutor's Office is shameful.
The president of this association, Sead Golić, said that he believes such an outcome represents a serious failure of the judiciary.
"I think this is unforgivable for the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. May it be to their honor! They no longer deserve to lead such proceedings. According to the Law on War Crimes, such cases do not expire. This is also a war crime," Golić stated.
A complaint against the prosecutor's decision was also filed by the ex-wife of Nebojša Mraović, and it should be decided upon by the chief prosecutor of the District Prosecutor's Office, who has not yet been elected. This means that the decision on this legal remedy will likely be delayed for a long time.
Lawyer Darko Milićević explained the reasons for filing the complaint.
"By filing the complaint itself, it is clear that we consider the first-instance decision, i.e., the order to stop the investigation, to be incorrect. We are asking the second-instance body in the Prosecutor's Office to review the correctness and legality of such a decision," said Milićević.
Regardless of everything, Mraović never stopped working in another Brčko clinic. Moreover, the Medical Chamber of the Republika Srpska issued him a five-year license in December 2024 to practice as a specialist in orthopedics.
However, this is not the end. By a court decision, Mraović was also allowed to regain possession, i.e., enter the business premises of the clinic where he worked before the buried bones were found, which is owned by his ex-wife.
His ex-wife, Neda Mraović, expressed dissatisfaction with such a decision.
"They are allowing a man who does not exist in the company's papers to take possession. They are returning him to the business premises, and they cannot say what he will do there. He can only cause disruption and stay as it suits him," said Mraović.
Thus, the case of finding the mortal remains of Srebrenica genocide victims in the yard of a Brčko doctor ended without an investigation being launched and without establishing responsibility. For the families of the victims, another question of justice that remains unanswered.
Admitted to the Criminal Act
According to earlier information, Mraović brought the bones to Brčko in 1997, and they are the remains of a victim of the Srebrenica genocide. The mortal remains were exhumed on September 21, based on information provided by a witness.
"I used them in the hospital, used them for planning operations, they have helped hundreds of people," said Mraović in a brief interview with Radio Free Europe.