Live update

Michael Durkee is the next Defence witness, whose testimony commenced this afternoon. According to the Defence summary, the witness served as Political Advisor to NATO Supreme Allied Commanders in Europe during the relevant period. This is the sixth Defence witness so far.

During this afternoon’s session, the Trial Panel announced that the testimony of the last Thaçi Defence witness, 1DW-007 (Wesley Clark), will commence on Monday, 17 November, at 12:00. Following the completion of this testimony, a Status Conference will be held on Wednesday, 19 November.

The hearing tentatively scheduled for Friday, 21 November, has been cancelled.

Please be informed that, as announced by the Presiding Judge, today’s hearing will resume after the lunch break at 14:00 (or at 14:45 via the online stream), rather than at 14:30 as usual. The previous witness, Christopher Hill, has completed his testimony, and a new Defence witness is expected to commence testimony in this session.

On 11 November 2025, Pre-Trial Judge Marjorie Masselot notified the President that the case file in the proceedings against Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi would be ready for transmission to the Trial Panel on 12 November.

Accordingly, the KSC President, noting that the charges in this case are not classified as serious crimes under Article 22 of the Kosovo Criminal Procedure Code and that, therefore, a Trial Panel may consist of a single judge, assigned Judge Christopher Gosnell as Single Trial Judge in this case.

Yesterday, the Thaçi Defence completed the direct examination of witness Christopher Hill, after which he was questioned by the Krasniqi Defence and subsequently by the SPO. This morning, the Trial Panel began putting questions to the witness.

The fifth Defence witness for Hashim Thaçi, Christopher Hill, has resumed his testimony, which commenced yesterday.

In a decision made public on 7 November 2025, the Pre-Trial Judge in the Thaçi et al. case concerning the administration of justice charges ordered that the restriction on non-privileged visits imposed on Hashim Thaçi earlier this year shall remain in place.
Judge Marjorie Masselot found that the restrictions remain necessary to prevent any further unlawful disclosure of confidential witness-related information and that they are proportionate and compatible with the rights of the accused.

The restrictions are reviewed every three months following reports by the KSC Registrar, the next of which is due on 24 November 2025.

Former U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill is the next Defence witness for Hashim Thaçi, whose testimony commenced this afternoon. This is the fifth Defence witness so far in the Thaçi et al. trial.

Please be reminded that, as announced last week, today’s hearing will take place from 14:00 to 17:00.

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