Isni Kilaj was arrested in Kosovo and transferred to the KSC Detention Unit on 3 November 2023 for alleged offences related to the administration of justice. The SPO initially filed an indictment against Kilaj for confirmation on 15 December 2023, followed by a revised indictment on 11 March 2024. On 2 May 2024, the SPO requested the suspension of the revised indictment to submit another amended version for confirmation. Considering these developments, along with Kilaj's presumption of innocence and right to liberty, among other factors, the KSC Single Judge concluded that prolonging Kilaj's detention would be unreasonable. Consequently, the Judge ordered Kilaj's release in Kosovo under strict conditions on 15 May 2024. On 18 July 2024, the SPO informed that it had filed an amended indictment.
On 6 October 2023, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari were transferred to the KSC Detention Unit, while Haxhi Shala was transferred on 12 December 2023. All three persons are charged with offences related to administration of justice. On 13 December 2023, the SPO submitted a request to join the cases of Januzi and Bahtijari (KSC-BC-2023-10) with the case involving Haxhi Shala (KSC-BC-2023-11). Subsequently, on 8 February 2024, the Pre-Trial Judge granted the SPO's request and decided to rename the joint case as the Specialist Prosecutor v. Sabit Januzi, Ismet Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala, with case number KSC-BC-2023-10. On 4 September 2024, the Pre-Trial Judge transmitted the case file to Trial Panel I. The trial preparation conferences took place on 7 and 8 October 2024. The opening statements were initially set for 14 and 15 November 2024, but the Panel decided on 12 November 2024 that these hearings would not take place, leaving the trial’s start date currently pending.
