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Rrustem Tetaj is the next SPO witness, whose testimony commenced this morning. According to the SPO, this witness is a former KLA officer who held various positions in the Dukagjini operational zone during the summer of 1998.

Following the completion of Imer Imeri's testimony, today’s hearing in the Thaçi et al. case is adjourned. The trial will resume tomorrow, 3 September, at 09:00, with the testimony of another SPO witness.

Imer Imeri is the next SPO witness, whose testimony commenced this morning. According to the SPO, the witness was abducted by masked KLA soldiers in Albania for being a supporter of Ibrahim Rugova and the LDK party. He was first detained in Albania and, around mid-June 1999, he was transferred to Kosovo and was detained in Prizren.  

After the completion of the testimony of SPO’s 82nd witness, the trial in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned for the day and the week. The proceedings will continue on Monday, 2 September, at 09:00.

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

The Prosecution’s 82nd witness in court W03780 has resumed testimony this morning. Like yesterday, today’s testimony of this witness is expected to be held entirely in closed session.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 29 August, 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 notification from the Victims’ Counsel in this case regarding the passing of one of the victims earlier this year, the current number of participating victims in the Thaçi et al. case is now 153.

More information about the victims' participation in this case can be found on the case page and another page on our website specifically for participating victims in all cases.

Following the completion of witness W04764’s testimony, the Prosecution called its next witness today. This witness’ pseudonym is W03780.

On 27 August 2024, the Pre-Trial Judge in the case against Januzi et al. rejected the Bahtijari Defence's request for an extension of time to file its updated pre-trial brief. Judge Masselot found that the Defence did not demonstrate that the extension is warranted and reminded all Defence teams that they should submit their pre-trial briefs by September 2, as instructed in her previous decision.

In another ruling, Judge Masselot also rejected Haxhi Shala's request to sever the case against him from that against Januzi and Bahtijari and have a separate trial. In reaching her decision, the Judge noted that separate trials would inevitably increase judicial time and resources and would jeopardize the rights of the accused to be tried within a reasonable time.