Live update

Please be informed that a status conference will start at 14:30 and will last until 16:00. Following that, from 16:30 to 19:30, the final regular hearing session will be held. Therefore, there will be no morning session.

The status conference has been scheduled at the request of Thaçi Defence during the hearing on 23 May, when they asked the panel to discuss the latest notice from the SPO regarding its witness list, which was filed on May 21.

The trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. It will resume on Monday, 27 May, at 09:00. 

In its decision made public on 23 May, the Trial Panel in the Pjetër Shala case rejected the accused’s request for a judicial review of the latest decision by the Registrar regarding his visits and communication in the KSC Detention Facilities. Among other findings, the Panel found that the Registrar's decision to implement the new regime regarding the scheduling of the in-person and video visits to the accused was within her authority as well as necessary and not unreasonable.

More details can be found in the actual decision.

This morning, the protected witness W04230, who is the 66th witness for the Prosecution in court, continued the testimony that began yesterday afternoon.

The Prosecution called its next witness this afternoon (66th in court so far). This is another protected witness with the pseudonym W04230, whose testimony is conducted viva voce, meaning it is a new testimony given orally in court without a prior witness statement.

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

Protected witness W04710 resumed testimony this morning. 

Please be informed about the modified court schedule for today: the first session will run until 10:30, followed by a 15-minute break. The second session will continue until 12:00. A lunch break is scheduled from 12:00 to 14:30, with the final session resuming from 14:30 to 16:30.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 23 May, 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.

After witness Johan Rudolph Fritsch finished testifying, the Prosecution called its next witness this afternoon. This is a protected witness with the pseudonym W04710. According to the SPO's summary in court, this witness is a family relative of an alleged victim of enforced disappearance and murder in Drenoc/Drenovac. This is the 65th Prosecution witness so far in court.

Former KFOR Press Officer Johan Rudolph Fritsch continues his testimony that started yesterday.