Januzi, Bahtijari and H.Shala case: oral orders by Pre-Trial Judge re. Defence funding

At the end of today’s status conference, Pre-Trial judge in the case against Januzi, Bahtijari and H. Shala issued several oral orders, two of which were related to the funding of the Defence.

Having heard the parties and noting the urgency of the issue concerning the funding of the Defence teams, Judge Guillou ordered the KSC Registry to urgently contact the Ministry of Justice of Kosovo, inquire about the funding status, anticipate the time schedule for the Ministry’s decision and report back by 20 February 2024.

Furthermore, Judge Guillou rejected the Defence’s motion for the stay of proceedings finding that no prejudice is caused to the Defence at this stage by the continuation of the proceedings since the case is still in the pre-trial phase and since the funding issue is already being addressed for resolution.

The next status conference in this case will be scheduled in March.