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On 29 September 2026, the Court of Appeals Panel partially granted the Defence request for an extension of time to file notices of appeal against the Trial Judgment. The Panel also granted the same extension to the SPO and set 27 November 2026 as the deadline for any notices of appeal by the Defence and the SPO. More details are available in the decision. 

In another decision issued today, the Appeals Panel adopted the modalities for victims’ participation in the appellate proceedings, finding that a regime similar to the one applied during the trial proceedings should apply, with the necessary adjustments.

Following the confidential request by the Defence teams of Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal, KSC President Trendafilova on 22 September 2026 assigned a Court of Appeals Panel composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen to decide on the request and any filings related to a notice of appeal concerning the Trial Judgment in this case. 

On 24 September 2026, the SPO filed a public redacted version of its final trial brief in the case against Thaçi, Smakaj, Kilaj, Fazliu and Kuçi. The brief was initially filed confidentially on 24 August 2026 and is now available in the Public Court Records.
This is the second final trial brief to be made public in this case, following the Thaçi Defence brief on 22 September.
 

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 24/09/2026 is now available.

On 22 September 2026, the Defence for Hashim Thaçi filed a public redacted version of its final trial brief in the case concerning charges of administration of justice. The brief was initially filed confidentially on 24 August 2026 and is now available in the Public Court Records.

On 21 September 2026, the Single Trial Judge reviewed the restrictions on Hashim Thaçi’s non-privileged visits and partially lifted those imposed in July 2025. The prohibition on visits by four individuals remains in place, while the prohibition concerning the other specified visitors has been lifted with immediate effect. Their visits will instead be subject to active monitoring. 
The Judge found, among other things, that the progression of the proceedings has significantly diminished, if not eliminated, the risk of influencing witnesses in this case. However, he found that the continued prohibition on visits by four individuals remains necessary and proportionate to preserve the integrity of the proceedings.
The restrictions will be reviewed again in December 2026.

Separately, in another detention-related decision in the other Thaçi et al. case, issued on 16 September, Trial Panel II temporarily suspended the limit on the number of non-privileged in-person visits for Thaçi, Veseli and Selimi from 16 to 21 September 2026, allowing the Registrar to schedule additional visits during that period.

Following the extension of the filing deadline, Pjetër Shala filed his referral to the Constitutional Court on 15 September 2026. The referral is now available in the Public Court Records and it follows the Supreme Court decision of 25 June 2026.

Apart from this, another referral by Pjetër Shala is currently pending before the Constitutional Court, as announced previously.
 

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 17/09/2026 is now available.

Following the Trial Judgment, Trial Panel II decided to hold reparation proceedings and issue a reparation order in the Thaçi et al. case, pursuant to Article 22(8) of the Law and Rule 168 of the Rules, rather than refer victims to civil litigation in Kosovo, provided that no objections are raised by the Defence. Any such objections are to be filed by 22 September, with responses by Victims’ Counsel and the SPO by 25 September.
The Panel also ordered Victims’ Counsel to file a request for reparations by 14 October, with responses by the SPO and the Defence by 4 November 2026.
More details, including other deadlines set by the Panel, are available in the order.

The Trial Panel today pronounced its judgment in the case of Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. The Trial Panel found that all four Accused were criminally responsible for the war crimes of arbitrary detention against 385 individuals, cruel treatment against 49 individuals, torture against 303 individuals, and murder against 96 individuals. 

The Trial Panel found the accused not guilty of crimes against humanity because the Specialist Prosecutor failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population. The accused were also found not guilty in connection with a number of specific incidents of war crimes.

The Trial Panel sentenced Hashim Thaçi to 25 years of imprisonment, Kadri Veseli to 18 years, Rexhep Selimi to 13 years and Jakup Krasniqi to 25 years in prison, with credit for time already served.

More details in the Press Release.