On 29 July 2024, the Supreme Court Panel issued its decision on Salih Mustafa’s request for protection of legality, filed following the issuance of the appeal judgment in his case. Mr Mustafa raised five grounds in his request for protection of legality, related to the translation of the appeal...
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Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West welcomed today’s verdict in the trial of Pjetër Shala, highlighting its significance for enacting justice within Kosovo’s judicial system. “Achieving accountability for serious crimes – including against those, such as Mr Shala, who had previously avoided the...
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Today, 16 July 2024, Trial Panel I pronounced its Judgment in the case of The Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala. This Judgment represents the second judgment rendered by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in a war crimes case. The Trial Panel found Mr. Shala guilty of the war crimes of arbitrary...
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On 31 May 2024, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court delivered its judgment on a referral made by Nasim Haradinaj, who had alleged violations of his individual rights and freedoms in relation to the criminal proceedings against him before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. In its judgment...
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Mr Isni Kilaj was released in Kosovo today, 15 May, under strict conditions, pursuant to the decision of a Single Judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), taken on 3 May 2024. This decision was subsequently upheld by a KSC Court of Appeals Panel on 13 May 2024. In his Decision on Review of...
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Specialist Prosecutor welcomes Mustafa appeal verdict as “victory for justice”
Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West welcomed today’s judgment in the appeal of Salih Mustafa, which upheld of the first-instance verdict, but modified Mr Mustafa’s sentence, as representing a victory for justice. “I welcome today’s judgment, which, despite minor revision of Mr Mustafa’s sentence... -
The President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, on 12 December 2023, decided to modify Mr Nasim Haradinaj’s sentence to provide for his release on or about 14 December 2023, under the conditions set forth in the decision. These conditions will continue to apply...
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On 14 December 2023, the Court of Appeals Panel in the case of the Specialist Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jørgensen, issued the first appeal judgment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) in a case dealing with war crimes. The Appeals Panel...
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Haxhi SHALA has been arrested in Kosovo by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), pursuant to an arrest warrant and transfer order issued by a Pre-Trial Judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. He has been transferred to the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague and...