In closed session, 29th witness continues in judgment against Thaci and others

In Kosovo Specialised Chambers ( In the trial of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi on Wednesday, his testimony is continuing the 29th witness (with the W04577 code).

This witness began the testimony Tuesday, which as soon as prosecutor James Pace's questions began, has asked for a break, reports the “Justice Vow”.

As soon as Wednesday's hearing began, the chairman of the court, Charles Smith III, said that for the witness's safety, the hearing would continue closed.

Otherwise, during April month the trial has begun until the April 3rd session, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office (ZPS) and the defender of the victims have submitted the opening statements. After reading the amended indictment on the part of the SPS, former President Hashim Thaci, former Prime Ministers Kadri Veselini and Jakup Krasniqi, as well as former President Rexhep Selimi, were acquitted of criminal acts being imposed on him.

On April 4th, Thaci's defence, Weselin and Selimi have given the opening word until April 5th Krasniqi's defence has given the opening word.

On April 11th, the presentation of the prosecution's evidence, where the prosecution's first protected witness has given her testimony on April 11th, April 12th, April 13th and April 17th.

On April 17th, the hearing of the second witness, also protected, has begun, which has continued to witness again on April 18, April 19, and April 20, where the third witness has ended. On May 10th, however, the testimony of the fourth witness, whose testimony ended on May 17th.

The fifth witness began witnessing on May 17th and concluded on May 22nd, where the sixth witness witness began witnessing, which ended on May 23rd on the same day as the seventh witness.

On June 12th, the eighth witness has begun his testimony, which completed his testimony on June 14th, while on June 15th the testimony of the ninth witness has ended.

On June 19th, the 10th witness witness has concluded on the day the 11th witness began. The 11th witness has completed his testimony on June 20th.

While, on July 10th, the 12th witness witness has begun, which has completed the testimony on July 11th, at the hearing where Rrustem Mustafa, former commander of the Llap Operative Zone, began witnessing.

Mustafa has continued giving his testimony at the 12th session 13, 14, 17 and July 18th.

As the 14th consecutive witness, Francis Ladridge, the British officer who served in Kosovo, began witnessing on July 18th and finished his testimony on July 19th, where the 15th witness, who finished on July 20th, began witnessing.

On August 14th, the testimony began to be witnessed on the 16th, which ended on 16 August and on 17 August the 17th witness, Dragica Bozanic.

And the testimony of the 18th witness started on August 28th and ended on August 29th, the day the 19th witness began, which completed the testimony on August 30th.

On September 4th, the 20th witness ended on the same day, while without protective measures, the 21st witness, Agim Idrizi, who began testifying on September 5th, where he also began the testimony of the official from the international organisation “Human Rights Watch”, of Frederick Abrahams, who ended on September 11th.

The testimony of the 23rd witness ended on September 11th, meanwhile, on 12 September has begun to testify to the 24th witness.

The same day, testimony has begun from the 25th witness Douglas Young, former British Army officer who has completed the testimony on September 14th.

On September 25th, however, the 26th witness has begun, which ended on 26 September, where the 27th witness witness has begun at the closed session. On October 9th, it has begun and October 10th has completed its testimony to the 28th witness, former Tanjug reporter Nebojsa Radosevich (with code 03880). But on October 10th, his testimony has begun, the 29th witness protected by the W04577 code, in the process.

Otherwise, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office, on September 30th, 2022, has handed over the confirmed amended indictment against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi, which consists of ten points of charges, where the latter are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

On April 29th 2022, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office had handed over a amended indictment to Hashim Thaci, Kadri Wessel, Rexhepi and Jakup Krasniqi, where four indictees have committed war crimes even in Gjilan, Budakov and Semtish.

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 also been declared in his presentation on November 10th, as has Rexhep Selimi on November 11th.

The incident against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi is confirmed on October 26, 2020.