Shala trial: Defence starts its presentation of evidence

In the trial of Pjetër Shala, the Defence has begun its presentation of evidence by calling the first witness this morning. This is Bardhyl Mahmuti and he is testifying without protective measures.

At the beginning of today’s hearing, Trial Panel I announced that the Defence was ordered to shorten the length of direct examination for some of its witnesses. This was done in order to ensure that the questioning of witnesses is conducted efficiently and that it is focused on eliciting evidence relevant to the case, the Panel explained, and accordingly revised the overall time allocated to the Defence to present its case from 40,5 to 31,5 hours.