Live update

The SPO completed its closing statement today. It requested the Trial Panel to find all four accused guilty on all counts in the indictment and to sentence each of them to 45 years’ imprisonment.

The Victims’ Counsel is now presenting his closing statement.
 

The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office has commenced its closing statement in the Thaçi et al. trial today. According to the scheduling order, the SPO’s submissions are expected to continue into tomorrow, 10 February. The Victims’ Counsel is scheduled to present its closing statement next, followed by the Defence teams from 11 February onwards.

Please be informed that the start of the hearing in the Thaçi et al. trial this morning, 9 February, is delayed. It is expected to commence at 09:10 (09:55 via the delayed online stream).

All confirmations have been sent out for persons attending at the KSC premises the closing statements in the trial of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, scheduled for 9-13 February.

An effort was made to accommodate all requests to sit in the public gallery as far as was possible, however interest in attending the hearings was high, and therefore space in the public gallery was limited, meaning that there was not space available for everyone who requested it.

If you have not received a confirmation email then unfortunately there was not sufficient space to accommodate your request.

As a reminder, the hearings can also be followed by anyone online in the three languages of the court, Albanian, English and Serbian, via the streaming function on the KSC website, with a 45-minute delay.

Please be informed that hearing schedule for next week in the Thaçi et al. trial has been adjusted. The end time of each hearing is now set for 16:45 instead of 16:30.
The most up-to-date courtroom schedule can be found on our online calendar.

On 5 February 2026, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court dismissed Hashim Thaçi’s referral alleging violations of his fundamental rights in connection with the assignment of the Pre-Trial Judge and the Single Trial Judge in the administration of justice case against him. The Chamber found some of the complaints premature and others unsubstantiated, and therefore declared the referral inadmissible pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure for the SCCC. More details are available in the decision.

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

In the detention review decision of 3 February 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 seventh such decision in this case; all detention review decisions are available in the Public Court Records. 

On 29 January 2026, the Court of Appeals Panel denied Pjetër Shala’s appeal and affirmed the Reparation Order issued by the Trial Panel on 29 November 2024.
Further details are available in our press release issued yesterday.
 

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