Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina ? A Bosnian Serb commission said Tuesday it has identified more than 17,000 people who participated directly and indirectly in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the worst slaughter of civilians in Europe since World War II.

The Special Bosnian Serb Government Working Group, which has been compiling the report since 2003, said the names would not be released publicly but would be turned over to the state prosecutor’s office for review and possible charges.

The commission said it submitted the report to the office of Bosnia’s top international official, Paddy Ashdown, who requested it as part of efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the massacre of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys – one of the worst atrocities in Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war.

The panel said 19,473 members of various Bosnian Serb armed forces and civilians took part in the massacre in some way, and that of those, 17,074 had been identified by name. It did not specify the participation, but some 24,000 Bosnian Serb troops converged on Srebrenica at the time.

The state prosecutor’s office said authorities would review the report carefully, and that they would treat as a “special priority” anyone on the list who holds public office or works in law enforcement or the judiciary.