Live update

This afternoon, the Thaçi Defence presented its closing statement, followed by the Defence of Bashkim Smakaj, which began its submissions. The hearing has concluded for today and will resume tomorrow at 09:30. 

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 10/09/2026 is now available.

The SPO completed its closing statement today, requesting the Single Trial Judge to find all five accused guilty on all counts in the indictment. It requested sentences of six years’ imprisonment for Hashim Thaçi (which, according to the SPO, should run consecutively to any sentence imposed in the other case against him, should one be imposed), three years each for Bashkim Smakaj, Fadil Fazliu and Isni Kilaj, and nine months for Hajredin Kuçi. The Thaçi Defence will begin its closing statement after the lunch break.

The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office has begun presenting its closing statement in the case against Thaçi, Smakaj, Kilaj, Fazliu and Kuçi. According to the scheduling order, the SPO will have three hours for its submissions, followed by the five Defence teams.

As a reminder, closing statements in the case against Thaçi, Smakaj, Kilaj, Fazliu and Kuçi will begin this morning at 09:30. As in other cases, the hearing will be streamed with a 45-minute delay. Click here to watch the livestream in English.

On 7 September 2026, the Single Trial Judge issued an order setting the schedule for closing statements in the Thaçi et al. case concerning charges of administration of justice, which were earlier scheduled to take place on 10, 11 and 14 September. The order allocates three hours to the SPO and between 45 minutes and two hours to each Defence team for their closing statements. The hearings will commence at 09:30 and may continue until 17:15.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 03/09/2026 is now available.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 27/08/2026 is now available.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 20/08/2026 is now available.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 20 August 2026, 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.