Live update

Due to a technical issue, the live stream of today’s hearing in the Thaci et al. case froze around 12:30 and lasted for some minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused for the viewers of our online stream.

The full transcript of this hearing, along with the video file, will be accessible on our YouTube channel and website as soon as possible.

This morning, the Defence of Hashim Thaçi resumed the cross-examination of Prosecution witness Sokol Bashota.

The SPO has resumed with the direct examination of its 109th witness Sokola Bashota this morning.  

Please be informed that the video of the Reparation Order in the case of Pjetër Shala, pronounced today, 29 November, is now available on our YouTube channel in all three languages.

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

The summary of the Reparation Order in the P. Shala case, pronounced earlier today, is now available in all three languages. Here is the English version.

The streaming of the pronouncement of the Reparation Order in the case of Pjetër Shala, scheduled for 11:00 this morning, will be broadcast with a delay of 10 minutes. Click here to watch the live stream in English.

The trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. The trial will resume on Monday, 2 December, at 09:00, when the testimony of the 109th SPO witness is expected to resume.

Sokol Bashota is the new SPO witness, whose testimony commenced this afternoon and is anticipated to extend over several days.

Pursuant to Rule 151(2), the Panel announced in court that they decided to compel this witness to testify due to, inter alia, the importance and uniqueness of his testimony, as well as the limited nature of possible self-incrimination. According to the same Rule, paragraph 3, the Panel assured the witness that his evidence would be given in camera, unless requested otherwise by the witness, and would not be used against him in any subsequent prosecution before the KSC, except under Article 15 (2) of the Law and Rule 65 of the Rules.

Following the consultations with his duty counsel present in court, the witness announced that he would like this testimony to be in open session.

Following the completion of Halil Qadraku’s testimony, the SPO called its next witness this morning. This is protected witness W04820.