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Ismet Bahtijari enters into plea agreement

In a plea agreement made public today, Ismet Bahtijari admits guilt to one charge of obstruction and one charge of in
Sabit Januzi and Haxhi Shala enter into plea agreements

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 admit intimidation of a witness and obstruction

Haxhi Shala and Sabit Januzi have admitted intimidation of a witness and obstruction in plea agreements with the Spec

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Thaçi et al. trial: unplanned break until 14:30

As announced by the Presiding Judge, the trial will be on a break until 14:30 (or until 15:15 in the online stream) to…

Thaçi et al. trial resumes this morning (24/03)

As indicated in our Court Calendar, the trial in the case against Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi is scheduled to…

H. Thaçi: custodial visit to Kosovo

Due to compelling humanitarian grounds, the Trial Panel and the Pre-trial Judge have instructed the Registry to manage a…

KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 20 March: transcript

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

Statement

The KSC has received several questions from journalists and members of the public following the death of Hashim Thaci’s…

KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 13 March: transcript

Here is the transcript of today's KSC Weekly Press Briefing.

Hashim Thaçi: custodial visit to Kosovo

Due to compelling humanitarian grounds, the Trial Panel and the Pre-Trial Judge have instructed the Registry to manage a…

KSC Press Briefing on 13 March

Another KSC weekly press briefing will take place on Thursday, 13 March, at 14:30. During this briefing, the KSC…

H. Thaçi (administration of justice): Decision made public re. new Counsel

As indicated in the Registrar’s notification made public earlier this month, Sophie Menegon has already been appointed…

H. Shala: Defence request re. Legal Aid Fee rejected

On 6 March 2025, Trial Panel I denied Haxhi Shala's request to reconsider its earlier ruling regarding the Legal Aid Fee…

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