11 minutes agoCourt approves this request by Thaci's lawyers, Veselin, Selimi Krasniqi
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Judge Nicolas Guillou has approved the defence team's request in the case of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi, for extending the line of speech for joint response to the prosecution's response to the joint defence motion for discovery under the 103 rule. The verdict states that the judge of [...]
The decision reportedly finds that the pre-procedure judge finds that the request has been submitted sufficiently before the deadline for defence to hand over its answers, as required by the Practic Guide Article 36.1.
The judge of the preliminary procedure takes into account the defence arguments dealing with (i) the importance of the obligations to find out under the 103 rules of regulation and the particular question in question; and (ii) the numerous arguments presented in the request of the 103 Joint Defence Rule. Moreover, given that the required change is quite limited and will enable the presentation of a common response, the pre-procedure judge finds that there will be no SPS prejudice in extending”, it is further said.
According to the ruling, the pre-procedure judge finds that the good cause has been proved to guarantee the required extension of the word limit and extends the limit of the word for the common defence response of up to 500 words.
Otherwise, on April 29th, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office has handed over a amended indictment against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhepi and Jakup Krasniqi.
The prosecution is claiming that the four defendants have committed war crimes even in Gjilan, Budakov and Semtish.
In the published annex concerning crimes allegedly taking place in Semetitish and Budakova, the prosecution has listed war crimes such as arrest and unlawful or arbitrary detention, cruel or inhuman treatment, torture, murder. Meanwhile, as crimes against humanity, he has listed imprisonment, other inhuman acts, torture, murder, the disappearance of people by force and persecution.
And for crimes claiming to take place in Gjilan, as war crimes, he has listed the arrest and illegal or arbitrary ban, cruel or inhuman treatment, torture and murder. While, as crimes against humanity, it has listed imprisonment, other inhumane acts, torture, murder, and persecution.
On November 9th 2020, in their first appearances, Hashim Thaci's Jakup Krasniqi has been declared innocent of the charges placed on them.
Wessel has been declared on November 10th, as has Selimi on November 11th.
The incident against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi is confirmed on October 26, 2020.
