Live update

Kosovo Specialist Chambers President, Registrar and Acting Specialist Prosecutor today welcomed the Irish Minister of State for Law Reform and Youth Justice, James Browne, who was visiting the tribunals in The Hague.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 8 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 mediaKSC@scp-ks.org. 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.

Today, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers President and Registrar welcomed the Chief Justices of several African countries to talk about the mandate of the KSC. The visit was organized by the African Institute of International Law and the African Foundation for International Law in collaboration with the Hague Project for Peace and Justice.

Following the completion of the testimony of the 7th SPO witness, the trial against Pjetër Shala is adjourned for the week and it will resume on Friday, 16 June 2023 at 09:30. The hearings, scheduled for the rest of this week (07-09 June) are cancelled.

Seventh Prosecution witness TW4-01 resumes testimony in the Shala trial this morning.

SPO’s protected witness TW4-01 resumes his testimony in the Shala trial.

The trial will resume on Monday, 5 June, at 09:30.

In a decision issued on 1 June 2023, the Judges of the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court (SCCC), in accordance with the Rules of Procedure for the SCCC, decided to elect Judge Vidar Stensland as Presiding Judge of the SCCC for a term of one year commencing on 1 June 2023.

Following the appointment of new Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West, we issued two Press Releases today, which can be read here.

SPO’s protected witness TW4-01 resumes his testimony in the Shala trial. He is currently being cross-examined by the Defence.