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

The Court of Appeals Panel in the case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj, today issued the first appeal judgment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC). The Appeals Panel, by majority, reduced Mr Gucati’s and Mr Haradinaj’s sentences of four and a half years imposed by the Trial Panel to four years and three months of imprisonment, with credit for time served. The Appeals Panel affirmed the additional sentence to pay a fine of one hundred euros (100 EUR) each. More details in the Press Release.

Following the pronoucement of the appeal judgment in the Gucati&Haradinaj case tomorrow (Thursday, 2 February), the KSC spokespersons will hold a press briefing at 16:30.  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.

On 26 January, Trial Panel II issued the agenda for the Specialist Prosecutor’s Conference in the Thaҫi et al. case, scheduled for 15 February at 09:30. This filing specifies all the subject matters on the agenda and is available here.