Press release

On Monday, 28 September at 15, the Initial Appearance of Salih Mustafa will take place in the courtroom of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) in The Hague. The indictment against Salih Mustafa was confirmed on 12 June 2020. He was arrested by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office on 24 September and...

Following his arrest by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office on 25 September 2020, Hysni Gucati was transferred to the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. An arrest warrant was issued for the suspect for offences against the administration of justice, namely...

Hysni Gucati was arrested today in Kosovo by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, pursuant to an arrest warrant and transfer order issued by a pre-trial judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Under the Law on Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, police within the Specialist...

With the confirmation of an indictment before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) and its publication, the process for victims to apply to participate in future proceedings has now begun. Speaking about the participation of victims, President Ekaterina Trendafilova said “the Kosovo Specialist...

Following his arrest by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office on 24 September 2020, Salih Mustafa was transferred to the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on 24 September 2020. The Pre-Trial Judge confirmed the indictment against Salih Mustafa on 12 June 2020. Pursuant...

Salih MUSTAFA was arrested today in Kosovo by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, pursuant to an arrest warrant, transfer order and confirmed indictment issued by a pre-trial judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Mr. MUSTAFA is being transferred to the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo...

The Appointing Authority, Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, after having received the recommendations of the independent Selection Panel, appointed six new Judges to the Roster of International Judges (Roster) in accordance with Article 28(4) of the Law on Specialist Chambers and Specialist...

On 3 September 2020, the Registrar of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Dr Fidelma Donlon, following consultation with the President, adopted the Legal Aid Regulations before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (Regulations). The Regulations exemplify best practices in legal aid standards...

On 24 April 2020, the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) filed a ten-count Indictment with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) for the Court’s consideration, charging Hashim THAÇI, Kadri VESELI, and others with a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, enforced...

Following his notification to initiate proceedings in February 2020, the Specialist Prosecutor again notified the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on Thursday, 23 April 2020, of his intent to initiate additional proceedings before the Specialist Chambers and requested that a Pre-Trial...