Live update

On 11 December 2025, the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, decided not to commute or modify Haxhi Shala’s sentence following his service of two-thirds of it.
Further information is available in the press release, published today.

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

Following its decision ordering the continued detention of Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi, as previously announced here, the Trial Panel, on 10 December, ordered the continued detention of Hashim Thaçi.
As with the other accused, the Panel found that the risks that he may obstruct the progress of the proceedings or commit further offences continue to exist.

On 10 December 2025, Isni Kilaj was provisionally released in Kosovo, subject to conditions, following the most recent detention review by the Single Trial Judge in the case of The Specialist Prosecutor v Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi. 
Further information is available in the press release, published today.

On 5 December 2025, the Court of Appeals Panel granted, by majority, one aspect of Mustafa’s appeal against the Single Judge’s decision of 16 July 2025 concerning the payment of interest in relation to the Reparation Order. The Panel found, with a partially dissenting opinion by Judge Picard, that, by ordering post-judgment interest on the unpaid portion of the compensation, the Single Judge acted outside the scope of his competence, and therefore reversed the decision insofar as it concerned the application of interest and the related reporting obligations.
More details can be found in the public redacted version of the decision, available here.

On 5 December 2025, the Court of Appeals Panel denied Fadil Fazliu’s appeal against the Pre-Trial Judge’s fifth decision ordering his continued detention, issued on 3 October 2025.
In the meantime, as announced yesterday, the Single Trial Judge has issued the sixth decision extending Fazliu’s detention.

On 4 December 2025, the Single Trial Judge scheduled the start of the trial in the case against Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi for Tuesday, 24 February 2026. According to the order, the SPO’s case-in-chief, during which three witnesses are expected to be called, should run in a single block until 6 March 2026.
The order, available here, also sets a few procedural deadlines for submissions by the Parties.

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

In the detention review decision of 3 December 2025, the Single Trial Judge ordered the continued detention of Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj and Fadil Fazliu. 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 sixth such decision in this case; all detention review decisions are available here. 

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 4 December, 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.