Live update

Pre-Trial Judge Guillou issued a fourth decision on victims' participation in the Thaci et al. case. Twenty one new applicants were admitted to the proceedings as participating victims. They will be included in the existing group of victims (Group 1 with 32 participating victims previously admitted) and shall be represented by the same Victims' Counsel. Twenty applications were rejected. More details in the decision.

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 8 December 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.

In its response today, the SPO submitted that the appeals of both Defence teams should be rejected and the sentences confirmed. The Defence teams thereafter replied, followed by the personal address by both Gucati and Haradinaj. The appeal hearing in this case has concluded. The Court of Appeals Panel will render its judgment in due course.

During their submissions today, both Gucati’s and Haradinaj’s Defence reiterated their grounds of appeal against the trial judgment requesting that it be overturned and replaced by an acquittal. In case of conviction, both Defence teams request a reduction of their sentences. The appeal hearing resumes tomorrow at 09:30.