Live update

On 3 July, the Trial Panel in the case against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi, and Krasniqi granted the Victims’ Counsel's request to have two expert witnesses testify together on 16 July, pending the Panel's ruling on the Rule 130 motion. Additionally, the Panel also deferred its determination on certain proposed expert reports while rejecting others submitted by the Victims’ Counsel. More details can be seen in the Panel’s decision.

In a subsequent filing on 4 July, the Victims’ Counsel notified the Panel that his case in court will comprise only these two expert witnesses, whose joint testimony is estimated to last for 9 hours, including the cross-examination by the other parties.

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

Following the latest scheduling decision issued by the Trial Panel today, the court schedule for the Thaçi et al. trial covering July to September 2025 is now available on our online calendar. Please note that, apart from the status conference scheduled for 22 July, all other listed hearings should be considered tentative, pending the Panel’s decision on the Rule 130 motion and notifications from the Defence teams regarding whether they intend to present a case.

On 2 July 2025, Trial Panel II partially granted a joint request by the Defence to vary the revised trial schedule issued on 5 June. The Panel approved a short postponement of the Defence Preparation Conference to 19 August 2025 but rejected the request to extend the deadline for submitting Defence witness and exhibit lists. The Panel reiterated that the Defence should notify the Panel by 16 July 2025 whether it intends to present a case, and informed the parties that the first Defence case should be ready to begin one week after the Defence Preparation Conference.

The Panel also scheduled a status conference for Tuesday, 22 July 2025, at 14:00.

On 30 June 2025, Pre-Trial Judge Marjorie Masselot rejected motions filed by the Defence for Hashim Thaçi and the other accused, which sought to postpone the proceedings against Thaçi and to sever the indictment in relation to him. Judge Masselot dismissed or found no merit in all Defence arguments concerning the conduct of concurrent proceedings in this case and the separate case against Thaçi before Trial Panel II (KSC-BC-2020-06).

More details are available in the Pre-Trial Judge's decision.

The Court of Appeals Panel today, 27 June 2025, rescheduled the rendering of the appeal judgment in the Pjetër Shala case for 14 July at 11:30. The decision states that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the pronouncement of the judgment can no longer be held on 15 July as previously ordered.

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

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 26 June, at 14:30. During this briefing, the KSC Spokespersons will provide a short update on the latest developments in the judicial proceedings before the KSC, as well as on other public activities of the Court. Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required to attend each briefing. To pre-register, please send an email with name and affiliation to [email protected]. Deadline for pre-registration is every Thursday at 12:00. The Zoom details will be shared following pre-registration. Recordings of the update provided during the Weekly Press Briefings will be made available on the KSC YouTube Channel.

On 24 June 2025, the Pre-Trial Judge rejected motions by Thaçi and Fazliu alleging defects in the amended confirmed indictment in this case. Pre-Trial Judge Masselot dismissed or found no merit in all Defence arguments challenging the specificity, particularity and clarity in some parts of the indictment. Specific details are available in the decision.

Background information on the amended indictment in this case is available in our previous posts dated 15 and 16 April 2025.

On 19 June 2025, the Pre-Trial Judge rejected the preliminary motion filed by the Defence of Hashim Thaçi, which challenged the jurisdiction of the Specialist Chambers. The Judge found that the issues raised did not constitute jurisdictional challenges and rejected both of the Defence's arguments: that the proceedings should have been initiated by Trial Panel II and that the assignment of the Pre-Trial Judge was in violation of the Law. More details can be found in the decision.