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On 23 June 2026, President Trendafilova denied a request by Haxhi Shala to travel to Albania for a short holiday while serving the remainder of his sentence under conditions imposed following his release to Kosovo. The President found, inter alia, that such travel was fundamentally incompatible with the sentence imposed and that the conditional release is not meant to be interrupted absent compelling legal or humanitarian grounds. At the same time, the President granted his request to renew his identification and travel documents.
 
As announced earlier, H. Shala was granted conditional release on 2 February 2026, while his sentence will be completed on 11 December 2026.
 
 

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 18/06/2026 is now available.

On 15 June 2026, Single Trial Judge Christopher Gosnell granted a request by the Fazliu Defence for an extension of the deadline to file final trial briefs, previously set for 19 June 2026. Having found good cause for this relatively short extension, Judge Gosnell informed the parties that they are to be prepared to file their final trial briefs by Friday, 3 July 2026.

The Judge further informed that, if the pending interlocutory appeal concerning witness Koen Herlaar allows the evidentiary proceedings to be closed immediately, the parties will be expected to file their final trial briefs on the third working day following notification of the Court of Appeals Panel’s decision. More details are available in the full decision.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 11/06/2026 is now available.

In its latest detention review decision of 10 June 2026, the Trial Panel in the case against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi ordered the continued detention of Hashim Thaçi. The Panel found that the risks that the accused may obstruct the progress of the proceedings or commit further offences continue to exist.

On 9 June 2026, Pjetër Shala filed a public redacted version of his Referral to the Constitutional Court, alleging violations of his fundamental rights following the Supreme Court decision of 9 March 2026.

As previously announced, on 25 March 2026, the President of the KSC assigned a Constitutional Court Panel. The Panel subsequently extended the deadline for filing the Referral until 1 June 2026, when it was submitted confidentially. On 5 June 2026, the Panel ordered the Defence to file a public redacted version by 9 June 2026.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 04/06/2026 is now available.

In the detention review decision of 2 June 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 9th such decision in this case; all detention review decisions are available in the Public Court Records.

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.