Thaçi et al. trial: former Austrian diplomat begins testimony

The Prosecution called its next witness this morning (68th in court so far). This is Jan Kickert, who, according to the SPO’s summary read in court, was an Austrian diplomat in Belgrade during the relevant period and had contacts with the KLA leadership to involve them in the political process. In 1999, he served as the political advisor to UNMIK.

This witness is testifying without protective measures. Please note that facial and voice distortion protection measures were mistakenly applied at the beginning of this testimony, but this issue was quickly resolved.