Live update

Please be informed that the lunch break today will last until 14:00 and not 14:30 as usual.

As we announced earlier, the Defence of P. Shala was granted extension to file its appeal brief against the Reparation Order, issued on 29 November last year. The public redacted version of the Defence’s appeal brief is now available in our Public Court Records.

This morning, the SPO called its 125^th witness in court. This is a protected witness W04419, whose testimony is conducted via video link and is expected to take place entirely in closed session.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 27 March, 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.

The Prosecution’s 124^th witness Naim Maloku resumes his testimony this morning. After the SPO and the Thaçi Defence, the Counsel for Kadri Veseli is now putting questions to the witness.

Witness Naim Maloku resumes his testimony that started yesterday. He is still being examined by the Prosecution. 

Naim Maloku is the new SPO witness, whose testimony commenced this afternoon. According to the SPO summary in court, this witness occupied various roles in the KLA during the relevant period, including in the Operational Directorate of the General Staff. This is the 124^th SPO witness in court so far.

Please be informed that the trial will resume at 12:15 (at 13:00 in the online stream), not at 14:30 as we announced before.

As announced by the Presiding Judge, the trial will be on a break until 14:30 (or until 15:15 in the online stream) to allow the Defence Counsel to consult with their clients on a certain matter.

As indicated in our Court Calendar, the trial in the case against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi is scheduled to resume this morning at 09:00 (or at 09:45 in the online stream). Click here to watch the broadcast in English.