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On 28 May 2026, the Court of Appeals Panel denied Rexhep Selimi’s appeal against the 25th decision ordering his continued detention, issued by the Trial Panel on 16 March 2026.
As the appeal itself remains confidential, the Court of Appeals Panel directed the Defence to file a public redacted version within ten days of notification of the present decision.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 28/05/2026 is now available. 

On 22 May 2026, the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office filed a public redacted version of its corrected final trial brief, which had initially been submitted confidentially in January 2026. 

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 21/05/2026 is now available. 

Please be informed that this week’s press briefing will, exceptionally, take place today at 15:00 instead of 14:30.

Recordings of the updates provided during the weekly press briefings will be made available on the KSC YouTube channel.

A public redacted version of the latest request for protection of legality submitted by Pjetër Shala before the Supreme Court was filed on 18 May 2026.
This public filing was made pursuant to the Supreme Court Panel’s order of 11 May 2026, which also directed the Victims’ Counsel to file any response to the request by 26 May 2026, and Shala to file any reply thereto by 5 June 2026.
As noted in an earlier post, this latest request for protection of legality follows the Appeals Panel decision denying the Defence appeal against the Reparation Order.

In a decision issued on 19 May 2026, the Judges of the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court (SCCC), in accordance with the Rules of Procedure for the SCCC, decided to elect Judge Vidar Stensland as Presiding Judge of the SCCC for a term of one year commencing on 1 June 2026.

In line with the Single Trial Judge’s order of 29 April 2026, the Defence teams for Thaçi, Smakaj, Kilaj, Fazliu and Kuçi filed notifications pursuant to Rule 131 concerning the closure of their cases. The notifications are available here.

In its latest detention review decision of 15 May 2026, the Trial Panel in the Thaçi et al. case ordered the continued detention of Kadri Veseli and Jakup Krasniqi. The Panel found that the risks that the accused may obstruct the progress of the proceedings or commit further offences continue to exist.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 14/05/2026 is now available.