Macedonian experts have been waiting since yesterday to enter the hall and participate in the autopsy of the victims with their Bulgarian colleagues

The burning Macedonian bus in Bulgaria
The burning Macedonian bus in Bulgaria / Photo EPA-EFE / VASSIL DONEV

What is the problem due to which the Macedonian experts are not allowed access to the operating room is not known, but yesterday a diplomatic note was sent from Skopje.

The director of forensic medicine, Dr. Aleksandar Stankov, and two other colleagues have been waiting since yesterday to enter the hall where the autopsies of the burned passengers are underway. in a car accident that killed 45 citizens in Bulgaria yesterday, "Free Press" finds out.

What is the problem due to which the Macedonian experts are not allowed access to the operating room is not known, but yesterday a diplomatic note was sent from Skopje.

Dr. Stankov in a statement for "Free Press" confirmed that since yesterday he is waiting for a written approval to be involved with the two colleagues from the country in performing autopsies and pointed out that Interpol rules require that when there is an international accident, experts from both countries participate.

Asked if the collection of DNA material from the families of the victims, which is collected at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Skopje, was completed, the director pointed out that there are only a few more people from whom the material should be taken, after which profiles will be sent to Bulgaria to a comparison was made. According to him, the condition requires identification through a DNA profile.

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