Live update

On 2 January 2024, the Trial Panel granted in part the request by the Veseli Defence and vacated the hearings in this case from 12 until 15 February. The Panel found that the Defence has shown a good cause for a limited adjustment of the schedule in order to ensure that the Defence’s ability to prepare for the cross-examination of the upcoming witnesses is unaffected by the recent sudden death of its co-counsel and the subsequent recruitment of his replacement. 

As announced in our Calendar, the winter court recess at the KSC begins on Monday, 18 December 2023 and ends on 5 January 2024. During this period, no hearings are held and some non-essential services are reduced to a minimum. However, the court remains fully functional during this period and work continues across all sections of the KSC. Filings are possible during the recess and, unless otherwise ordered by the judges, judicial deadlines continue running.

During today’s status conference, Haxhi Shala requested to enter his plea and the Pre-Trial Judge granted the request. The accused pleaded not guilty to all three charges of the indictment against him.

During the status conference in the Januzi and Bahtijari case today, Pre-Trial Judge Nicolas Guillou issued an oral order directing the SPO to file its proposed joinder indictment by 12 January 2024 at 16:00. This refers to the latest SPO’s request for a joinder of the cases against Januzi&Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala into one single trial, filed on 13 December.