Live update

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 30 June 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 June, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals Panel Michèle Picard, pursuant to Rule 178 of the Rules, scheduled a pre-appeal conference in the Gucati & Haradinaj case for 5 July 2022 at 14:00. More details in the scheduling order.

On 20 June 2022, Trial Panel I closed the evidentiary proceedings in the Mustafa case, ordered the parties to submit their final trial briefs by 21 July and scheduled the closing statements to take place from 13 until 15 September (with 16 September as a reserve day). Here is the full order.

Following the submission of the notices of appeal by both Gucati and Haradinaj against the trial judgment, rendered on 18 May 2022, KSC President Trendafilova, as per Rule 172 of the Rules, assigned a Court of Appeals Panel, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen to decide on the appeals.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 23 June 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.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 16 June 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 13 June 2022, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court, composed of Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov and Romina Incutti, issued its decisions on the referrals by Thaci, Veseli and Krasniqi alleging violations of their fundamental rights and challenging, inter alia, the legality of charging Joint Criminal Enterprise and the KSC jurisdiction. The Panel found the referrals premature and therefore declared them 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 Chamber’s decision in respect of Veseli and Krasniqi while the one relating to Thaci can be seen here.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 9 June 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 1 June 2022, Trial Panel I granted the request of the Victims’ counsel  and appointed Mr Stefan Lerz from the Nederlands Rekencentrum Letselschade with the mandate to calculate the material damages and economic loss by the alleged direct victims in the Mustafa case. Mr Lerz is to submit his report by 23 June 2022. More details in the decision.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 2 June 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.