Live update

The Court of Appeals Panel today, 27 June 2025, rescheduled the rendering of the appeal judgment in the Pjetër Shala case for 14 July at 11:30. The decision states that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the pronouncement of the judgment can no longer be held on 15 July as previously ordered.

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 26 June, at 14:30. During this briefing, the KSC Spokespersons will provide a short update on the latest developments in the judicial proceedings before the KSC, as well as on other public activities of the Court. Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required to attend each briefing. To pre-register, please send an email with name and affiliation to [email protected]. Deadline for pre-registration is every Thursday at 12:00. The Zoom details will be shared following pre-registration. Recordings of the update provided during the Weekly Press Briefings will be made available on the KSC YouTube Channel.

On 24 June 2025, the Pre-Trial Judge rejected motions by Thaçi and Fazliu alleging defects in the amended confirmed indictment in this case. Pre-Trial Judge Masselot dismissed or found no merit in all Defence arguments challenging the specificity, particularity and clarity in some parts of the indictment. Specific details are available in the decision.

Background information on the amended indictment in this case is available in our previous posts dated 15 and 16 April 2025.

On 19 June 2025, the Pre-Trial Judge rejected the preliminary motion filed by the Defence of Hashim Thaçi, which challenged the jurisdiction of the Specialist Chambers. The Judge found that the issues raised did not constitute jurisdictional challenges and rejected both of the Defence's arguments: that the proceedings should have been initiated by Trial Panel II and that the assignment of the Pre-Trial Judge was in violation of the Law. More details can be found in the decision.

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 19 June, at 14:30. During this briefing, the KSC Spokespersons will provide a short update on the latest developments in the judicial proceedings before the KSC, as well as on other public activities of the Court. Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required to attend each briefing. To pre-register, please send an email with name and affiliation to [email protected]. Deadline for pre-registration is every Thursday at 12:00. The Zoom details will be shared following pre-registration. Recordings of the update provided during the Weekly Press Briefings will be made available on the KSC YouTube Channel.

On 12 June 2025, the KSC and the Kingdom of Belgium formalized an Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences. For more information, please refer to our press release on this topic.

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

On 13 May 2025, the Trial Panel in the Thaçi et al. case denied the requests for provisional release of Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. Public redacted versions of all three decisions are now available in the KSC Public Court Records.