• Wednesday August 2, 2023 12:15

    Public redacted version of Decision on Gucati’s Sixth Request for a custodial visit available

    A public redacted version of Decision on Gucati’s Sixth Request for a Custodial Visit on Compassionate Grounds, originally issued on 6 July 2023, is now available in our Public Court Records.

  • Monday July 31, 2023 17:30

    Dritan Goxhaj arrested in Albania pursuant to arrest warrant of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers

    On 31 July 2023, the authorities of Albania arrested Mr Dritan Goxhaj in Tirana. The KSC requested the cooperation and assistance of Albanian authorities in arresting Mr Goxhaj and surrendering him to the KSC, pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by a KSC Judge in relation to offences against the administration of justice involving intimidation and obstructing official persons in performing official duties. Mr Goxhaj will be detained in Albania, pending a decision by the Albanian authorities on the transfer of Mr Goxhaj to the detention facilities of the KSC in The Hague.

    More information will be provided in due course.

  • Monday July 24, 2023 17:15

    Thaҫi et al. case: decision on victims’ participation

    On 21 July 2023, the Trial Panel in the Thaҫi et al. case granted a request of the Victims’ Counsel and allowed the surviving spouse of one of the victims, who has recently passed away, to resume her action as a victim participating in the proceedings. Therefore, the number of participating victims in this case is still 140.

  • Monday July 24, 2023 11:30

    Constitutional Court Panel assigned to deal with new Shala’s referral

    Following the referral by the Defence of Pjetër Shala, on 10 July 2023, Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov and Romina Incutti have been assigned as members of the Constitutional Court panel to decide on this referral relating to alleged violations of the accused’s fundamental rights. All the filings in this case can be found here.

  • Monday July 24, 2023 07:45

    Summer court recess until 11 August 2023

    As announced in our Calendar, the summer court recess at the KSC begins on Monday, 24 July and ends on 11 August 2023. During this period, no hearings are held and some non-essential services are reduced to a minimum. However, the court remains fully functional during this period and work continues across all sections of the KSC. Filings are possible during the recess and, unless otherwise ordered by the judges, judicial deadlines continue running.

  • Thursday July 20, 2023 10:00

    Thaçi et al. trial adjourned for the week/resumes after the summer recess

    Following the completion of the testimony of witness W04586, the trial in the case of Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi adjourned for the week. The trial will resume on 14 August 2023.

  • Thursday July 20, 2023 09:45

    Thaçi et al. trial: 15th SPO witness resumes testimony

    The testimony of witness W04586 resumed this morning in the Thaçi et al. trial. The Trial Panel is currently putting questions to the witness.

  • Wednesday July 19, 2023 17:00

    KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 20 July

    Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 20 July, 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.

  • Wednesday July 19, 2023 16:30

    New SPO witness testifying in the Thaçi et al. trial

    The 15th SPO witness is a protected witness W04586, who is testifying about the death of his family member during the relevant period. The testimony of this witness is conducted via video-link.