Live update

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

During the status conference in the Thaçi et al. case today, Trial Panel II announced its intention to convene this case for the opening statements on 1 March 2023. The Panel further stated that, in order to achieve this intended starting date, the trial preparation conference will be scheduled for 18 January 2023, followed by the SPO Preparation Conference in early February. The relevant decisions in this respect will follow in due course.

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

Today, 16 December 2022, Trial Panel I pronounced its Judgment in the case of The Specialist Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa. The Trial Panel found Mr. Mustafa guilty of the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture and murder and sentenced him to a prison sentence of 26 years. More details in the Press Release.

The streaming of the pronouncement of the trial judgment in the case against Salih Mustafa, scheduled for 09:00 this morning, will be broadcast with a delay of 10 minutes. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

Following today’s transmission of the case file by the Pre-Trial Judge, Trial Panel II scheduled a status conference in the Thaci et al. case for 16 December at 10:30. More details in the scheduling order.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Friday, 16 December at 11:00. 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 this briefing. To pre-register, please send an email with name and affiliation to [email protected]. Deadline for pre-registration is Friday, 16 December, at 09:00. 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.

Pre-Trial Judge Guillou issued a fourth decision on victims' participation in the Thaci et al. case. Twenty one new applicants were admitted to the proceedings as participating victims. They will be included in the existing group of victims (Group 1 with 32 participating victims previously admitted) and shall be represented by the same Victims' Counsel. Twenty applications were rejected. More details in the decision.

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

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 8 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.