Special Takes Temporary Decision to Sudden Former KLA Chiefs Contact

In the announcement published on the site of Specialised Chambers, it is estimated that the Judicial Chamber has decided that these restrictions are appropriate, “given the risk of illegally extracting confidential information from the” detention object.

These restrictions will be in effect temporarily, until the moment the Judicial Chamber issues its full decision regarding the foundation of the SPS request, It says on notice.

The daily Express reported that US prosecutor Kimberly West, who currently leads with The Hague Special Prosecutor after the departure of Jack Smith, has called for substantial changes in the detention conditions for former President Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin and Rexhep Selimi.

In a document published on the official site of the Specialised Chambers, The Hague prosecution claims that the three -- Thaci, Veselin and Rexhep Selimi -- have broken the rules of the Judges' panel by revealing the identity of protected witnesses or distributing the contents of the confidential testimony of those who have visited them at the Centre of Prevention.

The Hague Special Prosecutor reveals that he has also made an investigation into this and found that there have been additional attempts to prevent procedures, including issuing instructions on how witnesses should testify and planning access to”.

For these reasons, Prosecutor Kimberly West has demanded that the three accused be divided on temporary grounds and that all non-privileged foreign communications be suspended, including visits either in person or through “Zoom”. Also included are written calls and communications and remittances and admissions until the panel decides on the matter.