Live update

At his initial appearance before Pre-Trial Judge Masselot, Hashim Thaçi’s chose not to enter his plea today. The further appearance will be scheduled in due course.

The streaming of initial appearances of Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj and Fadil Fazliu, scheduled to begin at 09:30, will each be broadcast with a delay of 10 minutes. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

As just announced in our Court Calendar, the initial appearance of Isni Kilaj has been rescheduled to 9 December, at 13:00. Here is the rescheduling decision.

Please be informed that the indictment in Albanian and Serbian is now available in the Public Court Records.

On 29 November 2024, a Pre-Trial Judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers confirmed an indictment against Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Fadil Fazliu, Isni Kilaj and Hajredin Kuçi, and subsequently issued four separate arrest warrants and one summons.

The indictment charges the accused with offences related to alleged unlawful efforts to influence witness testimonies in the Thaci et al war crimes trial. More details in the Press Release.

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

Following the completion of the testimony of witness W01225, the trial in the case of Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi adjourned for today and for the week. The trial will resume after the winter recess on 13 January 2025.

Following the completion of Sokol Bashota ’s testimony, the SPO called its next witness today. This is protected witness W01225, who was, according to the Prosecution’s summary in court, arrested by armed KLA members in 1999, and then detained and mistreated at a KLA location.

The Prosecution’s 109th witness in court Sokol Bashota resumed his testimony this morning.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 5 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 mediaKSC@scp-ks.org. 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.