Live update

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

The SPO’s examination of its 97th witness in court Nuredin Ibishi resumed this morning.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 24 October, 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 Fadil Geci’s testimony, the SPO called Nuredin Ibishi as its next witness today. As per the SPO summary in court, Ibishi is a former KLA member in the Llap operational zone.

Please be informed that the trial in the Thaci et al. case is on a lunch break until 13:30.

Witness Fadil Geci resumes his testimony this morning. Following the questions from the SPO and some of the Defence teams, the witness is currently being examined by the Trial Panel.

The SPO’s examination of its 96th witness in court Fadil Geci resumed this morning.

New SPO witness is Fadil Geci, whose testimony commenced this afternoon. As per the SPO summary in court, Geci was a KLA member and held various positions in the LDK party during the relevant period.

This is the 96th SPO witness in court since the beginning of the trial. Please note that one break is envisaged today, from 14:30 till 15:00, followed by the last session until 16:30.

As announced earlier, please be reminded that today’s hearing in the Thaçi et al. case is scheduled from 13:00 till 16:30. The rest of the hearings this week should follow the regular schedule, from 09:00 till 16:30.

On 17 October 2024, the Constitutional Court Panel issued its decision regarding the requests made by the SPO and Victims’ Counsel to file their submissions on Mustafa’s referral, which was submitted on 27 September 2024. The Panel emphasized that the proceedings before the KSC Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court only concern alleged violations of an individual’s human rights so there is no inherent right to make submissions or respond to referrals, unless these are necessary for the particular referral. Nevertheless, the Panel found appropriate, on an exceptional basis, to accept submissions from these two parties, with the Victims’ Counsel's submission being limited to the rights of the participating victims. Such submissions are to be filed until 8 November, followed by the response by Mustafa, if any, by 29 November 2024.