Live update

On 26 January, Trial Panel I decided that the trial against Pjetër Shala will commence on Tuesday, 21 February 2023 at 09:30. The opening statements of the SPO, Victims’ Counsel and the Defence, for which each party will be allocated 2 hours,  will be held on this day and on 22 February, while the actual presentation of evidence will commence on 27 March 2023. More details, including the information on the sitting times in the first period, can be seen in the actual decision.

On 26 January, Trial Panel II issued the agenda for the Specialist Prosecutor’s Conference in the Thaҫi et al. case, scheduled for 15 February at 09:30. This filing specifies all the subject matters on the agenda and is available here.

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

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 26 January 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.

On 25 January, Trial Panel II issued its guidelines on the presentation of evidence and the conduct of the proceedings in the trial against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, scheduled to commence on 1 March 2023. The order, with the guidelines on the presence in court, the order of questioning and/or scheduling of witnesses,  participation of victims and other matters, is available here.

A public redacted version of the trial judgment in English, pronounced on 16 December 2022 against Salih Mustafa, is now available in our Public Court Records as well as on the Mustafa case page.

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

Today, 19 January, Trial Panel II, upon further consultations with the parties and the participants,  amended its previous (oral) order and scheduled the Specialist Prosecutor’s Preparation Conference in the Thaҫi et al. case for 15 February 2023 at 09:30. Here is the order.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 19 January 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.

Please be informed that the trial preparation conference in the case against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi concluded today. During the hearing, Trial Panel II issued a number of oral decisions ordering, inter alia, that, subject to any exceptional circumstances arising in the coming weeks, the trial in this case will commence on 1 March 2023, preceded by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Preparation Conference on 17 February. Among other oral orders relating to different deadlines, the Panel also set the deadline for applications for admission of victims participating in the proceedings – the Registry is ordered to file any such application by 15 February 2023 at 16:00.