The President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, on 11 December 2025, decided that Mr Haxhi Shala’s sentence will not be commuted or modified following his service of two-thirds of his sentence. In coming to her decision, the President consulted the Judges of the...
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Isni Kilaj was provisionally released in Kosovo today, 10/12/2025, subject to conditions, following the most recent review of detention by the Single Trial Judge in the case of The Specialist Prosecutor v Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi (“Case 12”). In his...
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Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West welcomed today’s judgment in the appeal of Pjetër Shala, which upheld convictions on all counts but modified Mr Shala’s sentence, as reinforcing the rule of law. “I welcome today’s judgment, which reinforces the rule of law and contributes to achieving...
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On 14 July 2025, the Court of Appeals Panel in the case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen, issued its judgment. The Appeals Panel affirmed Mr Shala’s conviction for the War Crimes of Arbitrary Detention (count 1), Torture...
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On 12 June 2025, the KSC and the Kingdom of Belgium formalized an Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences.
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On 17 April 2025, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court delivered its judgment on the referral made by Salih Mustafa, finding that there had been no violation of the Kosovo Constitution or the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Mr. Mustafa...
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The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) has completed its presentation of evidence in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. The trial opened on 3 April 2023. In presenting its case, the SPO has called testimony from 125 witnesses live in...
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Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West has hailed guilty pleas of all three accused in the Sabit Januzi et al. case as “historic” and “critical to protecting the integrity of proceedings” at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC). Haxhi Shala, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari all admitted that they had...
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Today, 4 February 2025, the Trial Panel in the Sabit Januzi, Ismet Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala case approved the plea agreements reached between the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) and the three accused in this case, in which they admitted guilt to one charge of obstructing official persons in...
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In a plea agreement made public today, Ismet Bahtijari admits guilt to one charge of obstruction and one charge of intimidation. This follows similar plea agreements announced yesterday in which the other two defendants in the case also admitted guilt with regards to these charges. The plea...