Live update

On 7 May 2021, the Registrar assigned Dr Pues to represent the victims in the Case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa. The decision comes a week after the Pre-Trial Judge accepted the applications of five victims to participate in the proceedings. 

Today, the President assigned Judges to Trial Panel I upon transmission of the Mustafa case file.

The Pre-Trial Judge today notified the President that the case file in the case against Salih Mustafa will be ready for transmission to the Trial Panel on 7th May 2021.

Today, Kadri Veseli was transferred back to The Hague and has arrived at the Detention Facility of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC).  

Due to compelling humanitarian grounds, the Pre-Trial Judge has instructed the Registry to manage a custodial visit to Kosovo for Mr. Kadri Veseli to meet immediate family. The Accused remains in pre-trial detention and in the custody of the Specialist Chambers. EULEX and Kosovo Police are supporting the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

On Friday, 30 April 2021, the Court of Appeals Panel issued four decisions dismissing the appeals filed by Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, respectively, against four decisions of the Pre-Trial Judge rejecting their initial applications for interim release.

The streaming of the Status Conference in the case against Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj, scheduled for 11:00 this morning, will be broadcast with a delay of 45 minutes. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

The streaming of the Status Conference in the case against Pjetër Shala, scheduled for 11:00 this morning, will be broadcast with a delay of 45 minutes. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

As announced in our Court Calendar, the fourth Status Conference in the case against Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj is scheduled to take place on Friday, 30 April, at 11:00 More information in the scheduling order.

On 21 April, Pre-Trial Judge Guillou issued the first decision on victims' participation in the Thaci et al. case. Nine applicants were admitted to the proceedings as participating victims (to be represented as one group) and seven applicants were rejected. The Pre-Trial Judge instructed the Victims’ Participation Office to revert back to one applicant in order to receive more information before making a determination thereon. Here is the link to the decision.