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Victims’ Counsel Anni Pues is now presenting her closing statement in the Mustafa trial.

During its closing statement today, the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office asked the Trial Panel to find Mustafa guilty of each of the crimes charged and impose a single sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment. The hearing is adjourned for today. The Victims’ Counsel and the Defence will make their statements tomorrow.

The SPO is making its closing statement in the Mustafa trial today. Subsequently, the Victims’ Counsel and the Defence are expected to present their closing statements tomorrow, Wednesday, (14 September), followed by the responses, potential questions from the Panel and the statements on reparations on 15 September. The session on 16 September is scheduled as a reserve day and will take place only in case of need.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 8 September 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 2 September 2022, the appeal brief of Nasim Haradinaj was reclassified as public and its latest corrected version is available here. Hysni Gucati already filed his brief earlier in August.

On 31 August, Trial Panel I set the agenda for the closing statements in the Mustafa case, scheduled to take place form 13 until 15 September 2022 (with 16 September as a reserve day). The agenda, which may be subject to changes decided by the Panel during the hearing, specifies, inter alia, that the SPO’s closing statement will take place on 13 September, followed by the statements of the Victims’ counsel and the Defence on 14 September. The responses, questions from the Panel and the statements on reparations are scheduled to take place on 15 September, the decision further reads.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 1 September 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.

As announced in our Court Calendar, next Status Conference in the case against Thaci, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi is scheduled for 8 September at 13:30. More details in the scheduling order.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 25 August 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 22 August 2022, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court, composed of Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov and Romina Incutti, issued its decision on the referral by Pjetër Shala alleging violations of his fundamental rights, filed on 19 July this year. The Panel found the referral premature and therefore declared it inadmissible pursuant to Article 113(7) of the Constitution, Article 49(3) of the Law and Rule 14(f) of the Rules of Procedure for the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court. Here is the Panel's decision.