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Thursday
22 June, 2023
14:30
KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 22 June 2023: transcript
Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.
Thursday
22 June, 2023
14:15
Thaçi et al. case: Court of Appeals Panel denies appeals re. victims participation
On 21 June 2023, the Court of Appeals Panel denied the appeals, filed by two groups of individuals, against the decision of the Trial Panel (from 20 February 2023) denying their application to participate as victims in the Thaçi et al. case. Here is the full decision of the Court of Appeals Panel.
Thursday
22 June, 2023
09:00
Thaçi et al: Panel’s order on the courtroom attendance re. the Defence
The Trial Panel in the Thaçi et al. case granted in part a motion by the SPO and ordered the exclusion of a member of one Defence team from the courtroom during the testimony of witnesses with protective measures. The Panel also reminded the parties of the relevant part of the Order on the Conduct of Proceedings (“Attendance in court shall in principle be limited to Counsel and case managers. Where a Party wishes to bring in the courtroom another team member, it shall give 24-hour advance notice to all Parties and participants, to the Registry and to the Trial Panel”).
More details in the full decision.
Wednesday
21 June, 2023
17:30
KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 22 June
Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 22 June 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.
Tuesday
20 June, 2023
17:00
Thaçi et al. trial adjourned for the week/resumes on 10 July
The status conference is completed and the hearing, previously scheduled for tomorrow (21 June), is cancelled. The Thaçi et al. trial will resume on 10 July at 09:00.
Tuesday
20 June, 2023
15:45
Thaçi et al: evidentiary hearing adjourned/status conference commences
Following the testimony of the 11th SPO witness, today’s evidentiary hearing in the Thaçi et al. case has adjourned. As proposed by the Panel, a status conference is taking place now to discuss steps to ensure a greater degree of publicity of the proceedings (a matter already mentioned during the hearing on 17 May).
Tuesday
20 June, 2023
09:45
Thaçi et al trial: witness W03811 resumes testimony
The testimony of the 11th SPO witness resumed this morning. The witness, who is testifying video-link, is currently still being examined by the SPO.
Monday
19 June, 2023
16:15
Thaçi et al: another SPO witness starts testifying
Following the completion of testimony of witness W03540, the Prosecution in the Thaçi et al. case called its 11th witness today. Witness W03811, who is also protected, is testifying via video-link.
Monday
19 June, 2023
12:00
Thaçi et al. trial: Panel concerned with time spent in court so far
During the hearing today (19 June), the Panel in the Thaçi et al case, given the target date for the end of the SPO case (April 2025), expressed its concern about the current pace of the in-court testimony. Realizing that about 120 hours has been spent on the testimony of only 10 witnesses, the Panel reminded the parties that it is unnecessary to question witnesses extensively on undisputed matters. On this basis, the Panel expressed its belief that the SPO could considerably reduce time needed for examination-in-chief while the Defence was ordered to reassess its time estimates for the cross-examination of the upcoming witnesses.
Monday
19 June, 2023
10:15
Testimony of a new SPO witness at Thaçi et al trial
The 10th Prosecution’s witness at the trial against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi is protected witness W03540, who is testifying with facial distortion.