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Thursday
25 April, 2024
14:30
KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 25 April 2024: transcript
Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.
Thursday
25 April, 2024
13:00
Thaçi et al. trial adjourned for the week/resumes on 29 April
Following the completion of the SPO's 57th witness testimony, the trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. This trial will resume on Monday, 29 April, at 09:00.
Thursday
25 April, 2024
09:45
Thaçi et al. trial: Prosecution calls its 57th witness
The next witness for the Prosecution is W02951, and this testimony will be entirely in a closed session.
Thursday
25 April, 2024
09:15
KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 25 April
Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 25 April, 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.
Wednesday
24 April, 2024
18:15
Januzi et al.: Constitutional Court dismisses referral re. KSC Legal Aid Regulations
On 24 April 2024, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court (SCCC), consisting of Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov, and Romina Incutti, issued their decision on the referral by Januzi, Bahtijari, and H. Shala regarding the constitutional validity of the Legal Aid Regulations of the Specialist Chambers, filed on 3 April this year. In accordance with Article 113(7) of the Constitution, Article 49(3) of the Law, and Rule 14(f) of the SCCC Rules, the Panel declared the referral inadmissible as the Kosovo Constitution and the Law do not authorize individuals to raise questions of constitutional compatibility of laws before the Chamber.
Because the Referral was found to be inadmissible, the Panel rejected the request by the Association of Defence Counsel Practicing Before the International Courts and Tribunals to appear as amicus curiae (“a friend of the court”), as well as Isni Kilaj's request to join the Referral. More details in the full decision.
Wednesday
24 April, 2024
17:00
Januzi et al. case: deadline for legal aid submissions extended for second time (Bahtijari)
On 19 April 2024, Judge Guillou granted the Bahtijari Defence's second extension request, setting a new deadline of 29 April for them to finalize and submit the required documents for the KSC legal aid request. This extension, like the previous one, was granted by Judge Guillou on the basis of an established good cause.
Wednesday
24 April, 2024
16:45
Thaçi et al. trial: today’s hearing adjourned/new witness tomorrow
Following the completion of the testimony of the 56th witness, W04850, today's hearing has adjourned. The trial will resume tomorrow at 09:00 with the testimony of a new witness.
Wednesday
24 April, 2024
15:30
Thaçi et al. trial: testimony of new SPO witness (56th) begins
This afternoon, the SPO called its 56th witness. This is a protected witness with the pseudonym W04850. As per the prosecution's summary presented in court, this witness will testify about an individual who was arrested by the KLA in 1999 and has been missing since then.
Wednesday
24 April, 2024
11:30
Thaçi et al. trial: testimony of SPO’s 55th witness ongoing/online stream functional
The testimony of the SPO's 55th witness Ramiz Qeriqi continued in the Thaçi et al. trial this morning.
The online stream of the hearing is currently functioning correctly. We acknowledge that the initial technical issues resulted in the first part of the hearing not being fully accessible in the live stream. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers will share a full public recording of today's hearing, including the part that was not accessible, with the media and the public as soon as possible.
Wednesday
24 April, 2024
10:00
Thaçi et al. trial: Technical problems with delayed feed at the moment
We are currently facing technical issues with the live feed, causing disruptions to the online livestream. We are actively working to fix this problem.