Today, 10/02/2026, Bashkim Smakaj and Fadil Fazliu were provisionally released in Kosovo subject to conditions, following the most recent review of detention by the Single Trial Judge in the case of The Specialist Prosecutor v Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi...
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On 2 February 2026, the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, decided to modify Mr Haxhi Shala’s sentence to provide for his release under the conditions set forth in the decision. These conditions will continue to apply for the remainder of the 3-year...
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On 29 January 2026, the Court of Appeals Panel in the case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen, issued the first decision of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) on an appeal against a reparation order. The Appeals Panel...
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The President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, on 11 December 2025, decided...
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Isni Kilaj was provisionally released in Kosovo on 10/12/2025, subject to conditions...
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Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West welcomed today’s judgment in the appeal of Pjetër Shala, which upheld convictions on all counts but modified Mr Shala’s sentence, as reinforcing the rule of law. “I welcome today’s judgment, which reinforces the rule of law and contributes to achieving...
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On 14 July 2025, the Court of Appeals Panel in the case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen, issued its judgment. The Appeals Panel affirmed Mr Shala’s conviction for the War Crimes of Arbitrary Detention (count 1), Torture...
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On 12 June 2025, the KSC and the Kingdom of Belgium formalized an Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences.
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On 17 April 2025, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court delivered its judgment on the referral made by Salih Mustafa, finding that there had been no violation of the Kosovo Constitution or the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Mr. Mustafa...
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The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) has completed its presentation of evidence in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. The trial opened on 3 April 2023. In presenting its case, the SPO has called testimony from 125 witnesses live in...