Live update

The testimony of Bislim Zyrapi resumes this morning with the Veseli Defence continuing their cross-examination.

Please note that, as announced on Monday, today’s hearing is expected to last until 13:00.

Please be informed that the trial went into a private session this afternoon after starting and then, shortly after that, adjourned for the day. The proceedings will continue tomorrow morning, 9 July, at 09:00.

Please be informed that the hearing in the Thaçi et al. trial this afternoon will start at 16:30 (or at 17:15 in the online stream).  

Please be informed that the start of the hearing in the Thaçi et al. trial this afternoon will be delayed. We will inform about any updates as soon as possible.

Please note that the initial two versions of the joinder indictment in the case against Januzi, Bahtijari, and Haxhi Shala are now available in their public redacted forms. The SPO submitted a joint indictment confidentially on 12 January 2024. Its  public redacted version was submitted on 3 July 2024 and is now accessible in our Public Court Records. Subsequently, on 8 February 2024, the Pre-Trial Judge instructed the SPO to resubmit it, which was done on 27 February 2024. The public redacted version of that indictment is also now available and can be viewed here. Following this, the SPO requested to amend that indictment, and this request is currently pending before the Pre-Trial Judge.

The testimony of Bislim Zyrapi resumes this morning with the Thaçi Defence continuing their cross-examination.

The Panel announced that, like last week, the testimony of this witness will take place for full days today and Wednesday, and for half days on Tuesday (until the lunch break) and Thursday (only the first session).

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

Protected witness W04445 is the next witness for the Prosecution, and this testimony is being conducted via a video link. As per the Prosecution's summary in court, this witness and his relative supported the LDK party. In 1998, KLA members abducted the witness' relative, whose body was found later that year. In the same year, the witness was also detained and mistreated by KLA members.

Please be informed that the testimony given by the former witness, Bislim Zyrapi, is not finished. It is scheduled to continue on Monday, 8 July, at 09:00.

Prosecution’s witness Bislim Zyrapi continued his testimony this morning. The Defence of Hashim Thaçi is currently cross-examining the witness.