Prosecutor and investigator from Bulgaria come to the country to take DNA from the families of the victims on the highway "Struma"
A team of six investigators from the Bulgarian National Investigation Service and three prosecutors from the Pernik District Prosecutor's Office will work on the pre-investigation procedure for the serious traffic accident on the Struma highway, which killed 45 citizens of the Republic of Northern Macedonia.
This was announced for "24 Hours" by Siika Mileva, spokeswoman for the Public Prosecutor of Bulgaria. According to the MIA correspondent from Sofia, this is due to the international aspect of the case, where the prosecutors from the International Department of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Bulgaria gave full assistance and coordination in sending a request for legal aid.
In the framework of international legal cooperation, the shortest possible deadlines for submitting the necessary documents are specified. In this regard, the Chief Prosecutor of Bulgaria Ivan Geshev will send to Skopje a prosecutor and an investigator from the team, who will submit the request for legal assistance to the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Northern Macedonia. Given the speed and efficiency, the team will personally receive the necessary documents, Mileva added.
In order to identify the killed Macedonian citizens, Bulgarian team will also receive DNA profiles of victims 'relatives to compare with victims' DNA profiles to identify them as soon as possibleshe added. The necessary organization for fast and effective investigation has already been created, there is a division of labor into separate departments.
The Chief Prosecutor of Bulgaria Ivan Geshev is in constant communication with the Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Ljubomir Joveski. The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria is working to determine the causes of the serious accident, as well as to quickly identify the bodies of the killed Macedonian citizens.