Live update

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 6 July, 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.

Following the completion of testimony of the SPO’s 10th witness William Goodwin, the trial against Shala is adjourned for today and the rest of the hearings this week are cancelled. The trial will resume on 21 August 2023 at 09:30.  

The 10th  Prosecution witness in the Shala trial is William Goodwin, a forensic medicine expert from United Kingdom.

Following the completion of testimony of the SPO’s witness Marek Gasior, today’s hearing in the Shala trial has adjourned. The trial will resume tomorrow (Tuesday, 4 July), at 09:30, with a testimony of another SPO’s expert witness.

The testimony of the 9th SPO witness Marek Gasior resumed this morning. He is currently being cross-examined by the Defence.

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

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

Following the examination of the current witness Marek Gasior by the SPO and the Victims’ Counsel, the trial against Pjetër Shala is adjourned for the week. This trial will resume on Monday, 3 July 2023 at 09:30, when the witness is expected to be cross-examined by the Defence. The hearing, scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, 28 June) is cancelled.

During today’s hearing, the Panel issued two oral orders in relation to the requests by the Defence made at the hearing yesterday. Firstly, the Panel rejected the Defence’s request to postpone the closing of the SPO case, currently scheduled for 6 July. Secondly, the Panel decided to postpone the Defence’s cross-examination of the current witness until Monday, 3 July.

Expert witness Marek Gasior resumes his testimony at the Shala trial this morning.