Live update

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.

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

On 16 October 2024, the Supreme Court Panel rejected Haxhi Shala's request for reconsideration of its earlier decision, in which the Panel dismissed Shala’s request for protection of legality concerning his detention. The same panel, comprising Judges Ekaterina Trendafilova (Presiding), Christine van den Wyngaert, and Daniel Fransen, concluded that Shala did not demonstrate any errors in the reasoning of the earlier decision, nor that its reconsideration is necessary to avoid injustice to the accused.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 17 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.

As previously announced, Pjetër Shala Defence submitted its notice of appeal against the trial judgment confidentially on 2 September this year. The redacted public version of this notice is now accessible in our Public Court Records. In the meantime, the Defence submitted its revised notice of appeal, and the public redacted version was filed on 4 October.

Due to compelling humanitarian grounds, the Trial Panel has instructed the Registry to manage a custodial visit to Kosovo for Haxhi Shala to meet immediate family. The accused remains in detention and in the custody of the Specialist Chambers. EULEX and Kosovo Police are supporting the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

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

Due to compelling humanitarian grounds, the Trial Panel has instructed the Registry to manage a custodial visit to Kosovo for Jakup Krasniqi to meet immediate family. The accused remains in detention and in the custody of the Specialist Chambers. EULEX and Kosovo Police are supporting the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.