
Today in the Department of Forensics and Missing Persons in Pristina, was inaugurated the facility "Cooling chamber ", which serves to place the mortal remains of persons awaiting identification.
Minister of Justice Mrs. Nekibe Kelmendi, which made the inauguration of the facility 'Cooling chamber””', said: " finally these mortal remains are moved from the containers and in the cooling chamber and in the lockers that are of the highest standards in the region".
Minister Kelmedni said also that within this facility will be also placed the lab for DNA analysis.
"You are seeing that a part of the object is not finished and you want to know the reason why? We have initially planned to build cooling chamber room only to place these mortal remains, later wanting to do something better for Kosovo, for missing persons and their families, we decided that this facility on the second floor to put the laboratory for DNA analysis, in order to become a complete forensic institute, "said Minister Kelmendi.
According to the minister laboratory will play a multiple role, which according to her the primary role is to identify the mortal remains , while another role will be the role of education character .
Whereas Arsim Gerxhaliu, Acting Director of Forensics and Missing Persons Department, thanked the Minister and Government for the contribution they have provided in building this facility. According to Gerxhaliu after completing the DNA lab, Kosovo will have forensic institute the most completed in the region.
In this cooling chamber , are placed 420 mortal remains, which until now have been placed in containers.