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Wednesday
3 April, 2024
09:45
Thaçi et al trial: witness Byrnes back in the courtroom
The testimony of the previous (53rd ) SPO witness, Shaun Byrnes, has resumed this morning in the Thaçi et al trial.
Tuesday
2 April, 2024
11:00
Pjetër Shala trial: agenda for the closing statements set
On 28 March 2024, Trial Panel I set the agenda for the closing statements in the case of Pjetër Shala, scheduled to take place from 15 until 18 April 2024.
The agenda, which may be subject to changes decided by the Panel during the hearing, schedules the SPO's statement for 15 and 16 April, followed by the Victims’ counsel (16 April) and the Defence (16 and 17 April). The parties' subsequent responses, comments, questions from the Panel and submissions on reparations should take place on 17 and 18 April. The last day will end with the accused's statement.
Please note that there will be no hearing on 19 April, as originally planned for the closing statements and unless ordered otherwise by the Trial Panel.
Tuesday
2 April, 2024
09:45
Thaçi et al. trial: testimony of new SPO witness begins
This morning, the SPO called its 54th witness. This is a protected witness with the pseudonym W04739, whose testimony will be entirely in closed session, as ordered by the panel for the protection of the witness.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
17:15
Thaçi et al. trial adjourned for the week/resumes on 2 April
The trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. This trial will resume on Tuesday, 2 April, at 09:00.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
15:30
Technical problems with live stream today
Due to a technical issue, the live stream of today’s hearing in the Thaci et al case froze around 13:30 and lasted for a couple of minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused for the viewers of our online stream.
The full transcript of this hearing, along with the video file, will be accessible on our YouTube channel and website as soon as possible.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
14:45
KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 28 March 2024: transcript
Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
13:00
Januzi et al. case: Pre-Trial Judge sets calendar for the next procedural steps
On 27 March 2024, Judge Guillou issued an order with concrete time lines for the remaining pre-trial proceedings in the case against Sabit Januzi, Ismet Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala.
As per the funding situation of their teams, the Defence is ordered to complete and submit the required forms and documentations by 12 April 2024 if they intend to request legal aid from the KSC. The Judge ordered the Defence teams to file written submissions if there are any obstacles in meeting the deadline for submitting the necessary forms, and he also requested the Registry to process these applications on an urgent basis.
Among other deadlines, the Judge also ordered that the Defence must file its pre-trial brief by 7 June and set 21 June 2024 as the date for transmitting the case file to the Trial Panel.
The decision with more details is available here.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
12:30
Mustafa case: Registrar’s first report on reparations made public
A public redacted version of the Registrar’s submission regarding the implementation of the Reparation Order in the case of Salih Mustafa (filed confidentially on 24 January this year) is now available in our Public Court Records. This submission follows the assignment of a Single Judge on 17 January (see our announcement on this here) to oversee the implementation by the Registrar of the Reparation Order and to receive reports from the Registrar on any actions taken before the Crime Victim Compensation Program in Kosovo.
The Registrar noted that the applicable deadline to submit applications to the Crime Victim Compensation Program on behalf of the victims in this case is within three years from the receipt of the final judgment, as this deadline is stipulated by the amended applicable law in Kosovo. This will be done, in cooperation with Victims’ Counsel, once all relevant information is received and all requirements are met, she said, and specified that, according to the same law, these applications can only be submitted after a determination on Mustafa’s inability to compensate the eight victims himself, fully or in part. If such a determination is requested by the Single Judge, the Registrar stated she can conduct an assessment of Mustafa’s indigence using the system established in the KSC Legal Aid Regulations.
Based on the information provided, the Registrar seeks the Single Judge’s decision on this matter.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
10:45
Thaçi et al. trial: 4th day of Shaun Byrnes’ testimony
Witness Shaun Byrnes continued his testimony this morning. The Panel is currently putting questions to the witness.
Thursday
28 March, 2024
09:45
Technical issues with KSC Public Court Records this morning
Due to technical difficulties, there were problems with both previewing and downloading filings from the KSC Public Court Records (PCR) this morning. The problem has been resolved and the PCR is functioning correctly.