Live update

During the status conference in the Thaçi et al. case today, the SPO announced that they currently anticipate to call 11 witnesses in court in the period from February until April 2025. They also stated that their next update on the number of witnesses will be provided by 30 January. Moreover, the parties talked about future aspects, such as Rule 130 motions and the length of the Victims’ Counsel's and Defence cases, if any.*

The Thaçi et al. trial will resume tomorrow, 23 January, with a regular hearing scheduled to begin at 09:00.

*Updated on 23 January.

As announced by the Panel this afternoon, a status conference will take place today following the regular hearing, with a start time of 16:30 (or at 17:15 via online stream).

Following the completion of the testimony of Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, the SPO called its new witness today. This is a forensic pathologist John Clark, who is testifying as an expert witness.

Witness Hansjoerg Strohmeyer resumes his testimony this morning. Following questions from the SPO and all the Defence teams, the Panel has been questioning the witness since yesterday afternoon.

The testimony of the SPO’s 114th witness, Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, which began yesterday, resumed this morning.

SPO witness Hansjoerg Strohmeyer has begun testimony this morning.  According to the SPO summary in court, this witness was the legal adviser to the Interim Special Representative of the Secretary General for the UN mission to Kosovo from June to September 1999. This is the 114^th SPO witness in court so far.

In the case of Pjetër Shala, the Court of Appeals Panel granted the Defence's request for an extension of time, setting the deadline for the Defence to submit its notice of appeal against the Reparation Order to 28 January 2025. The same timeline applies to the Victims’ Counsel, should he choose to file a notice of appeal. Further information can be found in the public redacted version of the Panel's ruling issued today, 17 January.

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

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 16 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 completion of the testimony of the SPO's witness W04500, the trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. The trial will resume on Monday, 20 January 2025, at 09:00