Live update

As previously announced, trial preparation conferences are scheduled for this week in the Januzi et al. case, with the first one starting this morning at 09:30.

The live stream of these hearings, as in the other cases, will be broadcast with a 45-minute delay. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

On 3 October 2024, President Trendafilova assigned a Constitutional Court Panel to rule on the referral, filed by Salih Mustafa on 27 September 2024. Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov, and Romina Incutti will decide on this referral, which follows the Supreme Court decision from 29 July this year.

Please note that there is another potential referral by the Victims’ Counsel and the SPO in relation to Mustafa’s sentence, we informed about earlier.

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

Following the completion of witness W01158’s testimony, the trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. The trial will resume on Monday, 21 October 2024, at 13:00.

This morning, protected witness W01158 began the testimony, which will be conducted entirely in closed session.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 3 October, 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.

Following the completion of Stamena Jelić’s testimony, today’s hearing in the Thaçi et al. case is adjourned. The trial will resume tomorrow, 3 October 2024, at 09:00.

The new witness for the SPO is Stamena Jelić, who is providing her testimony through a video link. According to the SPO, in August 1999, KLA members took the witness's husband, Marko Jelić, from their home in Rahovec/Orahovac, and he has been missing ever since.

This is the 94th  witness in court so far.

During the status conference in the Thaçi et al. case today, the SPO announced that they still have 65 witnesses to call in court, along with 54 testimonies to be admitted in written form, but that this number might decrease in the future. In response to the Panel's inquiry, the SPO stated that the target date of 1 April 2025 for completing their case is achievable. They also stated that their next update on the number of witnesses will be provided by 1 November this year. The SPO expressed their aim to streamline the testimony of at least 7 witnesses, potentially turning some into written statements or excluding others altogether. Moreover, the parties talked about expediting the proceedings and discussed future aspects, such as Rule 130 motions and the length of the Victims’ Counsel's and Defence cases, if any. The Panel has also announced the modified court schedule for 21 October, when the trial will take place from 13:00 till 16:30.

The Thaçi et al. trial will resume tomorrow, 2 October, with a regular hearing scheduled to begin at 09:00.

Witness Ahmet Rrahmanaj finished giving his testimony this afternoon, and the trial has been adjourned for the day. The Panel stated that since there are no witnesses available for tomorrow, 1 October, the parties will meet for a status conference to discuss the timing and planning of the case. The status conference is scheduled to take place from 14:30 to 15:30.