Live update

All confirmations have been sent out for persons attending at the KSC premises the closing statements in the trial of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, scheduled for 9-13 February.

An effort was made to accommodate all requests to sit in the public gallery as far as was possible, however interest in attending the hearings was high, and therefore space in the public gallery was limited, meaning that there was not space available for everyone who requested it.

If you have not received a confirmation email then unfortunately there was not sufficient space to accommodate your request.

As a reminder, the hearings can also be followed by anyone online in the three languages of the court, Albanian, English and Serbian, via the streaming function on the KSC website, with a 45-minute delay.

Please be informed that hearing schedule for next week in the Thaçi et al. trial has been adjusted. The end time of each hearing is now set for 16:45 instead of 16:30.
The most up-to-date courtroom schedule can be found on our online calendar.

On 5 February 2026, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court dismissed Hashim Thaçi’s referral alleging violations of his fundamental rights in connection with the assignment of the Pre-Trial Judge and the Single Trial Judge in the administration of justice case against him. The Chamber found some of the complaints premature and others unsubstantiated, and therefore declared the referral inadmissible pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure for the SCCC. More details are available in the decision.

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

In the detention review decision of 3 February 2026, the Single Trial Judge in the administration of justice case against Thaçi et al. ordered the continued detention of Hashim Thaçi. Judge Gosnell found that a real risk remains that the accused, if released, may obstruct the progress of the proceedings and commit further offences.
This is the seventh such decision in this case; all detention review decisions are available in the Public Court Records. 

On 29 January 2026, the Court of Appeals Panel denied Pjetër Shala’s appeal and affirmed the Reparation Order issued by the Trial Panel on 29 November 2024.
Further details are available in our press release issued yesterday.
 

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

On 28 January 2026, the Single Trial Judge, Christopher Gosnell, partially granted a request by the Defence of Hashim Thaçi and ordered that the trial in the case against Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi will commence on Friday, 27 February 2026, instead of 24 February as previously scheduled. More details in the Judge's decision.

Please be informed that the public redacted versions of the filings and the decision concerning Salih Mustafa’s request for temporary release submitted in December last year are now available.

As reflected in the filings, the Single Judge was seized of Mustafa’s request to visit his father in hospital on Monday, 22 December, and on the same day issued a decision requesting further submissions from the parties. On the following day, the Defence filed an additional submission, including updated medical documentation. At the time of the passing of Salih Mustafa’s father on 25 December, further submissions were still pending before the Single Judge.

Subsequently, the Single Judge invited the Defence to indicate whether it wished to amend the initial request, including for the purpose of visiting the grave or family members. Defence informed the Court that it did not intend to submit any further or modified request, following which the Single Judge declared the request moot. More details are available in the filings via this link.

On 27 January 2026, the Defence of Bashkim Smakaj filed the public redacted version of its pre-trial brief, which had originally been submitted confidentially on 19 October 2025.
As previously announced, the public redacted pre-trial briefs of the SPO, Hashim Thaçi and Fadil Fazliu are already available.