In the trial of Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, trial sessions are scheduled this week and next for the last block of testimonies of witnesses called by the Defence in the case.
Former U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill started his testimony this Monday, 10 November, with another witness also expected to testify later in the week.
Next week, former NATO commander Wesley Clark is scheduled to begin his testimony, on Tuesday 18 November. Hearings for this testimony are also scheduled on 19 and 20 November, with 21 November reserved in case it is needed.
All hearings next week are currently scheduled to start at 09:00 and are expected to be held mostly in public session.
Hearings can be followed online in the three languages of the court, Albanian, Serbian and English, via the streaming function on the KSC website, with a 45-minute delay.
Due to the high interest in attending hearings over the period 18-21 November, pre-registration is required to attend on those days from the public gallery at the premises in The Hague. To pre-register, please send an email to [email protected]. If you have already sent an email it is not necessary to do so again.
Please note that your seat is confirmed only once you receive a confirmation email. Confirmation emails will be sent at close of business on 14 November 2025. Interested media are requested to indicate whether they will also need a seat in the media centre.
For persons attending the hearing in the public gallery, please kindly be aware of the Rules of Conduct at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.
Case History
The initial indictment against the four accused was confirmed on 26 October 2020, and amended on 3 September 2021, 29 April 2022, and 30 September 2022. A lesser redacted version of the indictment was filed on 27 February 2023. This is currently the operative indictment in this case.
Each of the accused is charged on the basis of individual criminal responsibility with six counts of crimes against humanity: persecution, imprisonment, other Inhumane acts, torture, murder, and enforced disappearance of persons. Each of the accused is also charged with four counts of war crimes: illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture, and murder.
The indictment states that the crimes charged were committed from at least March 1998 through September 1999 and took place in several locations across Kosovo as well as in Kukës and Cahan, in Northern Albania. They were allegedly committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) against hundreds of civilians and persons not taking part in hostilities. The indictment alleges that Messrs Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi are individually criminally responsible, pursuant to various forms of criminal responsibility, for crimes which were committed in the context of a non-international armed conflict in Kosovo and were part of a widespread and systematic attack against persons suspected of being opposed to the KLA.
The accused have pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
The date and time for all scheduled public hearings can be found on the court calendar on the website of the KSC. In addition, recordings of public hearings are made available on the KSC YouTube channel.