Live update

Bedri Dervishaj is the second Defence witness, whose testimony has just commenced in the trial of Shala.

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

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 28 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.

The testimony of the SPO witness W04781, whose testimony commenced yesterday, is resuming this morning, also in closed session.

The testimony of the next SPO witness, whose testimony has just commenced, will be entirely in closed session.

The testimony of the 26th SPO witness W04644 resumed this morning in the Thaçi et al. trial. The witness is currently being cross- examined by the Selimi Defence. As it can be seen on the court calendar, today’s hearing is scheduled to last until 13:00.

Protected witness W04644 is the next SPO witness in the Thaçi et al. case  According to the short summary read in court, this witness was detained by KLA members in 1998 while some of the witness’ family members were murdered after detention. This is the 26th SPO witness so far.

Following the completion of the testimony of the first Defence witness Bardhyl Mahmuti, the trial in the case of Shala is adjourned for the week and will resume on Monday, 2 October, at 09:30.

Today’s hearing in the Shala case will sit longer than previously announced – it is now expected to last until 16:00 (or until 16:45 in the delayed feed online).