Live update

Please be informed that the video recordings of all opening statements delivered today are now available on the KSC YouTube channel in all three languages. The respective language versions can be accessed here: English; Albanian; Serbian.

Following the completion of the SPO’s direct examination of Witness 7, today’s hearing was adjourned. The trial will resume on Monday, 2 March 2026, at 09:30, when the Defence teams are expected to commence cross-examination of the same witness.

Following the completion of the opening statements by the SPO and the Defence teams of Smakaj and Kilaj, the SPO called its first witness this afternoon. The witness is testifying under protective measures as Witness 7.

Following the completion of the SPO’s opening statement, the Defence of Bashkim Smakaj presented and concluded its opening statement. The Defence of Isni Kilaj then began presenting its statement.
The proceedings are expected to resume at 14:30 (15:15 in the online stream).
 

This morning, the SPO read a summary of the charges, after which all five accused confirmed their not guilty pleas. The SPO then commenced its opening statement.

Please be informed that the start of the hearing in the Thaçi et al. case this morning, 27 February, will be delayed and is expected to commence at 10:00 (or at 10:45 via the delayed feed online).

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

Please be informed that all videos of the closing statements hearings, held between 9 and 18 February 2026, are now available in all three official languages on our YouTube channel.
Direct links to each hearing are also available via the dedicated case page.

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

After the lunch break, all four accused addressed the court. Following their statements, the Presiding Judge, pursuant to Rule 136(1), declared the case closed.

Today’s hearing is adjourned, and the trial judgment will be issued in due course.