Press release

The President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, on 12 October 2023, decided to modify Mr Hysni Gucati’s sentence to provide for his release on or about 18 October 2023, under the conditions set forth in the decision.

Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtjari were arrested yesterday, 5 October 2023, in Kosovo by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, pursuant to arrest warrants, transfer orders and a confirmed indictment issued by a Pre-trial Judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Mr. Januzi and Mr. Bahtjari were...

Ismet BAHTJARI and Sabit JANUZI have been arrested in Kosovo by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), pursuant to an arrest warrant and transfer order issued by a Pre-Trial Judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. They have been transferred to the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo Specialist...

The President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova today sincerely congratulated Ms Kim West on her appointment as the new Specialist Prosecutor. Referring to the Specialist Prosecutor’s extensive experience in the field of criminal law, both domestically and...

Kimberly West, a former US federal prosecutor with extensive experience in both domestic and international criminal investigations, has been selected Specialist Prosecutor after a process organised by the European Union. Ms West becomes the third Specialist Prosecutor, succeeding Jack Smith, who...

Today, on 6 April 2023, Trial Panel I in a public hearing issued the reparation order in the case of Salih Mustafa who was found guilty on 16th December 2022 of the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture, and murder, and sentenced to 26 years of imprisonment. The Panel ordered Mr. Mustafa to pay...

On 21 February 2023, the trial against Mr. Pjetër Shala will open before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC). Opening statements are scheduled on 21 and 22 February starting at 9:30. The hearings can be followed in the three languages of the court, Albanian, Serbian and English, via the streaming...

Acting Specialist Prosecutor Alex Whiting welcomed today’s judgment in the appeal of Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj, and made clear that the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office would continue to prosecute all cases of witness intimidation, retaliation against witnesses and obstruction of justice. “I...