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On 8 April, KSC President Ekaterina Trendafilova rejected the request by Hashim Thaçi to substitute Judge Nicolas Guillou as a Single Judge in the case number KSC-BC-2018-01 following his appointment as a Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The President clarified that she can only replace a Judge if the Judge is unable to perform their duties due to being engaged in another activity or occupation. This is not the case with Judge Guillou, she said, since he will only exercise his judicial functions at the ICC as of 19 August. Until that time, he remains available to perform his duties at the KSC.

Furthermore, the President of the KSC summarily dismissed the Defence's alternative request for Judge Guillou’s disqualification. The President found, inter alia, that the request was lacking in substance and that the Defence did not provide any arguments on how Judge Guillou's judicial position at another court, which has no overlapping jurisdiction with the KSC, may affect his independence.

 More details in the full decision.

On 5 April 2024, President Trendafilova assigned a Constitutional Court Panel to rule on the referral, filed by Sabit Januzi, Ismet Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala, on 2 April 2024.

Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov, and Romina Incutti will decide on this referral regarding the constitutional validity of the revised KSC Practice Direction on Legal Aid Regulations.

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

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 11 April, 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.

We would like to inform you that the KSC Public Court Records is currently undergoing maintenance. As a result, the filings cannot currently be previewed or downloaded. The maintenance is scheduled to last for a couple of hours. Thank you for your understanding. 

The Thaçi et al. trial has been adjourned for the day and the week. The trial will continue on Monday, 22 April, at 9:00.

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

This morning, the witness W04739 continued the testimony, which is being conducted entirely in closed session.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 4 April, 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 witness Shaun Byrnes's testimony, the testimony of the 54th SPO witness W04739, which began yesterday, has now resumed. This testimony is taking place entirely in closed session.