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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...

In Januzi et al case, two separate plea agreements were made public today, in which Sabit Januzi and Haxhi Shala each admit guilt to one charge of obstructing official persons in performing official duties, and one charge of intimidation in criminal proceedings.

Haxhi Shala and Sabit Januzi have admitted intimidation of a witness and obstruction in plea agreements with the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The accused are charged with intimidation during criminal proceedings and obstructing official persons in performing official duties. In response to...

Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West is visiting Kosovo for a series of meetings.

The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) has charged Hashim THAÇI with obstruction-of-justice offences, pursuant to a confirmed indictment. Mr Thaçi was in the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers when served with...

On 29 November 2024, a Pre-Trial Judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers confirmed an indictment against Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Fadil Fazliu, Isni Kilaj and Hajredin Kuçi, and subsequently issued four separate arrest warrants and one summons. The indictment charges the accused with offences...

The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) is conducting ongoing operations in Kosovo in an investigation focusing on offences against the administration of justice. The SPO operations have been judicially authorised by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) and supported by the European Union Rule of...

Alan Tieger has received the 2023 M.C. Bassiouni Justice Award for his exceptional work as a prosecutor in some of the most consequential international criminal law cases of the past three decades. Mr Tieger, who has been a senior prosecutor at the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) since 2017...

Today, on 29 November 2024, in a public hearing, Trial Panel I issued the reparation order in the case of The Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala. Pjetër Shala (Mr. Shala) was found guilty on 16 July 2024 of the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture, and murder and was sentenced to 18 years...

Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West and Deputy Specialist Prosecutor Ward Ferdinandusse are visiting Kosovo. In the course of their visit, the Specialist Prosecutor and Deputy Specialist Prosecutor are meeting, among others, with the heads of international organisations and representatives of EU...