Former President Thaci deals with new lawyer

Gregory W. Kehoe will be former President Hashim Thaci's new lawyer at the Special Court. Gregory Kehoe is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience and has protected individuals, corporations and financial institutions at the national and international level,

Kehoe will replace the lawyer, David Hooper, who was Thaci's defender in the current pre-trial procedure.

Gregory Kehoe has been a lawyer for Croatian General Ante Gotovina in 2007 at the Special Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, where he was acquitted.

The Court's Specialised Chambers have already named Keohe on this institution's list of accredited lawyers.

His name already figures on the list of 206 lawyers who have the right to represent the parties in DSK.

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has applied before the Pre-Procedure Procedure Judge to replace the defence lawyer. Thaci has asked lawyer Gregory W. Kehoe

The request towards Thaci's preliminary procedure judge was submitted on May 18th, until on the same day Hooper had demanded that his departure from Hashim Thaci's main lawyer be approved.

Kehoe has confirmed that he has been asked for such service and that he will agree to replace Hooper.

“Z. Kehoe confirmed to the Defence Office that he was called on a request to represent Mr. Said he'd accept the appointment. Mr. Kehoe is accepted on the Special Adviser's List in line with the 7th section of the Lawyer for”, the document says.