Live update

During the hearing today (17 May), the Panel in the Thaçi et al  case expressed its concern that almost all of the evidence until now has been heard in private or closed session and reminded the parties, inter alia, that, pursuant to Article 21(2) of the Law, the accused are entitled to a fair and public hearing and that there is public interest in these proceedings taking place, to the extent possible, in a public fashion. The Panel also reminded that the order on conduct of proceedings stated that the parties and participants respect the public character of the proceedings. Subsequently, the Panel issued an oral order seeking submissions from the parties, by 31 May, regarding concrete steps that could be taken by the parties and the panel to ensure greater degree of publicity of these proceedings. In the meantime, the Panel instructed the parties to duly take into account the principle of publicity when requesting that parts of witnesses’ testimony be heard in private or closed session.

Selimi’s Defence continues its cross-examination of protected witness 4748.

Defence continues its cross-examination of the 4th SPO witness.

The cross-examination of the 4th SPO witness in the Thaçi et al. trial continues.

The trial will resume on 15 May 2023 at 09:00.

Protected witness 4748 resumes the testimony in the trial of Thaçi et al.

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

Protected witness 4748 resumes the testimony in the trial of Thaçi et al. The SPO continues its examination-in-chief of this witness.

As per the 8 May order of the Supreme Court Panel, Haradinaj re-filed the request for protection of legality (in order to ensure its compliance with the word limit specified in Article 56(3) of the Practice Direction on Files and Filings). The latest Haradinaj’s request as well as the one filed by Gucati are available in the Public Court Records.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 11 May 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](link sends e-mail). 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.