• Thursday January 23, 2025 15:00

    Thaçi et al. trial: SPO calls its next witness (116th so far)

    Following the completion of the testimony of John Clark, the SPO called Helmut Schreckenbauer as its next witness today. According to the SPO, this witness served as a medical doctor with the German KFOR in Kosovo between June and August of 1999.

  • Thursday January 23, 2025 13:30

    Thaçi et al. trial: the lunch break today (23/01) will be shorter than usual

    Please be informed that, as announced by the Panel, the lunch break today will last until 14:00 and not 14:30 as usual.

  • Thursday January 23, 2025 10:15

    KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 23 January

    Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 23 January, 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.

    Illustration for the KSC Press Briefing on 23 January 2025
  • Thursday January 23, 2025 10:00

    Thaçi et al. trial: Witness Clark resumes testimony

    The testimony of the SPO’s 115th witness John Clark resumed this morning. He is currently being cross-examined by the Veseli Defence.

  • Wednesday January 22, 2025 17:45

    Thaçi et al. trial: status conference completes/trial continues tomorrow (23 January)

    During the status conference in the Thaçi et al. case today, the SPO announced that they currently anticipate to call 11 witnesses in court in the period from February until April 2025. They also stated that their next update on the number of witnesses will be provided by 30 January. Moreover, the parties talked about future aspects, such as Rule 130 motions and the length of the Victims’ Counsel's and Defence cases, if any.*

    The Thaçi et al. trial will resume tomorrow, 23 January, with a regular hearing scheduled to begin at 09:00.

    *Updated on 23 January.

  • Wednesday January 22, 2025 15:15

    Thaçi et al. trial: Status Conference this afternoon (22 January)

    As announced by the Panel this afternoon, a status conference will take place today following the regular hearing, with a start time of 16:30 (or at 17:15 via online stream).

  • Wednesday January 22, 2025 12:45

    Thaçi et al. trial: SPO’s 115th witness starts testimony

    Following the completion of the testimony of Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, the SPO called its new witness today. This is a forensic pathologist John Clark, who is testifying as an expert witness.

  • Wednesday January 22, 2025 09:45

    Thaçi et al. trial: third day of witness Strohmeyer’s testimony

    Witness Hansjoerg Strohmeyer resumes his testimony this morning. Following questions from the SPO and all the Defence teams, the Panel has been questioning the witness since yesterday afternoon.