On 19 March 2025, the Trial Panel in the case against Thaҫi et al. denied the sixth request for temporary release on compassionate grounds of Hashim Thaҫi in order to attend his father’s funeral. In view of the Panel, a custodial visit during the funeral and public commemoration events would have posed significant security concerns. The Panel found that these risks could be appropriately mitigated if the visit took place after the funeral. The public redacted version of this decision, filed on 7 April, is available here.
Prior to and after this decision, the same panel granted two custodial visits in March, while it rejected two visits in January and February of this year. The links to our posts about these decisions are here: 3rd request; 4th request; 5th request; 7th request.
The legal framework of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers allows detained persons to make requests for a custodial visit to Kosovo when there are compelling humanitarian grounds. The relevant judges decide on any such requests, based on the information provided at the time a request is made.