• Monday July 14, 2025 17:50

    Haxhi Shala: KSC President denied request for conditional release

    On 14 July 2025, the President of the Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, dismissed a request by Haxhi Shala for conditional release, filed confidentially and ex-parte on 26 June 2025. The President found Shala is not yet eligible for consideration of sentence modification or alteration under the Law, as he has not served two-thirds of his sentence. The decision also stated that the application of Article 90 of the Kosovo Criminal Code before the Specialist Chambers, as submitted by Shala, cannot be sustained with further reasoning provided in the decision itself.

  • Monday July 14, 2025 17:02

    P. Shala: Video of the appeal judgment available online

    Please be informed that the video of the appeal judgment in the P. Shala case is now available on our Youtube channel. Click here to watch the video in English.

  • Monday July 14, 2025 13:55

    Appeal Judgment in Pjetër Shala case

    On 14 July 2025, the Court of Appeals Panel in the case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen, issued its judgment. The Appeals Panel affirmed Shala’s conviction for the war crimes of arbitrary detention (count 1), torture (count 3), and murder (count 4).  However, the Appeals Panel also granted in part three of the fourteen grounds raised by Shala in his appeal, dismissing the remaining grounds raised by Shala, and reducing his sentence from 18 to 13 years of imprisonment, with credit for time served. More details are available in the Press Release.

    P.Shala appeal judgment-photo of Panel and Registry
    P.Shala appeal judgment-photo of Presiding Judge
    Appeal judgment in the P.Shala case-photo of P. Shala

     

    P.Shala appeal judgment-photo of SPO team
    P.Shala appeal judgment-photo of Defence team
    P.Shala appeal judgment-photo of Victims' Counsel
  • Monday July 14, 2025 09:25

    P. Shala case: Pronouncement of appeal judgment to be broadcast with delay

    The streaming of the pronouncement of the appeal judgment in the case of Pjetër Shala, scheduled for 11:30 this morning, will be broadcast with a delay of 10 minutes. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

    Appeal judgment in the P.Shala case, 14/07/2025
  • Saturday July 12, 2025 14:15

    Thaҫi et al: Rule 130 decision to be issued orally on 16 July

    In its decision dated 11 July, the Panel in the Thaҫi et al. case informed the parties that it will issue its ruling on the Defence’s motions for dismissal of charges, pursuant to Rule 130 of the Rules, orally on 16 July at 09:00. The Panel also reiterated that the Victims’ Counsel should be prepared to start its case on the same day.

  • Thursday July 10, 2025 09:39

    KSC Press Briefing on 10 July 2025

    Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 10 July, 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.

    Press Briefing on 10 July 2025
  • Wednesday July 9, 2025 17:20

    Constitutional Court dismisses Salih Mustafa’s latest referral re. the sentence

    On 9 July 2025, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court (SCCC) dismissed a referral by Salih Mustafa alleging that his 15-year sentence for the war crime of murder violated Article 33(3) of the Kosovo Constitution and that it was disproportional to the criminal offense. The Chamber found the referral inadmissible, pursuant to Rule 14(f) of the Rules of Procedure for the SCCC, concluding that Mustafa failed to demonstrate that the sentence imposed constituted a violation of fundamental rights under the Constitution. 

    This was Mustafa’s second referral to the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court, both alleging, inter alia, violations of his fundamental rights in connection with the sentencing decisions. All related filings are available in our Public Court Records under case numbers KSC-CC-2024-27 and KSC-CC-2025-29.
     

  • Monday July 7, 2025 15:00

    Thaçi et al.: information about Victims’ Counsel case

    On 3 July, the Trial Panel in the case against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi, and Krasniqi granted the Victims’ Counsel's request to have two expert witnesses testify together on 16 July, pending the Panel's ruling on the Rule 130 motion. Additionally, the Panel also deferred its determination on certain proposed expert reports while rejecting others submitted by the Victims’ Counsel. More details can be seen in the Panel’s decision.

    In a subsequent filing on 4 July, the Victims’ Counsel notified the Panel that his case in court will comprise only these two expert witnesses, whose joint testimony is estimated to last for 9 hours, including the cross-examination by the other parties.