Live update

As indicated during the status conference on 22 January, which we informed you about here, the SPO filed a new notice regarding its witness list today, 30 January. The notice, most of which is redacted, can be seen in the Public Court Records.

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

The Prosecution’s 119^th witness W02714 completed the testimony this afternoon, after which the trial adjourned for today and for the week. The trial will resume on Monday, 10 February 2025, at 09:00.

New SPO witness is W02714, whose testimony is conducted via video-link. As per SPO summary in court, this witness was in June 1999 abducted by armed men wearing uniforms with KLA insignia and taken to various locations, where he was mistreated.

The stream has been restored and is now working. Please be informed that, due to earlier technical difficulties, a small segment of the hearing was not available in the live stream of the Thaçi et al. trial today. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers will make available to media and the public as soon as possible a full public recording of today's hearing, including the segment which was not available in the live stream.

Please be informed that we are experiencing technical  issues with the delayed feed, due to which the livestream online is not available at the moment. We are working on resolving the issue.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 30 January, 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.

Following the extension of the deadline we informed about earlier, the Defence of Pjetër Shala filed its notice of appeal against the Reparation Order, issued on 29 November 2024. The notice can be seen in our Public Court Records.

Following the completion of Naser Krasniqi’s testimony, the trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for today. The Panel informed that tomorrow's hearing will start at 11:30, when the testimony of a new witness is expected to commence.

On 28 January 2025, the Court of Appeals Panel denied Isni Kilaj's appeal against the Pre-Trial Judge's decision ordering his continued detention, issued orally during the hearing on 9 December 2024. The panel’s decision is available here.