Second Special Scale proclaims the Act Against Sali Mustaf on December 14th

Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague have announced that the appeals act against Salih Mustaf will be pronounced on December 14th at 09:30.

The report says the session will be public and can be forwarded to Albanian, Serbian and English via the DHSK website with a ten-minute delay, or from public gallery to court facilities.

But to attend the session by the public gallery, there must be a preliminary recording.

<x0) According to Aktakuza, approximately between April 1st 1999 and about the end of April 1999, Salih Mustafa and several soldiers, police and KLA guards shared the common goal of questioning and mistreatment of detainees at the Zlach detention complex. The common aim included crimes presented in Aktakuza. ”, said in notification.

Full announcement:

ACT APEL'S JUDECTION IN THE MUSTAFA WHICH IN 14 December 2023

The Court of Appeals panel has set the date for the pronunciation of the Appeal Act in the Specialised Prosecutor's case against Salih Mustaf, on December 14, 2023, at 09:30.

The session will be public and can be forwarded to Albanian, Serbian and English languages via the DHSK website (https://. scp-x.org/sq/transmitting) with a ten-minute delay, either from public gallery to court facilities. More information about keeping the session can be found in the Court's (https://u). scp-x.org/sq/calenda).

To attend the session by the public gallery, there must be a preliminary recording.

Also, journalists wishing to record the session from the media centre are praying to sign in advance.

Please send an e-mail to the address PUBLAC@scp- ks.org in your name, citizenship, birth date, and the number of passport or ID and the subject row mark “Apelti”

Media representatives are praying to send scans to the press card and let them know whether they want to attend the session by public galleries, or the media centre. The deadline for preliminary registration is Tuesday, December 12th, at 1600. Please remember that your country is considered confirmed only after you received email confirmation. E-mail confirmation will be sent on Tuesday (December 12th), after 4: 00 p.m. The audiovisual index of the Appeals Act will be available later that day, December 14th, on the internet site and on the YouTube channel of DHSK.

After the hearing, at 2:30 p.m., DHSK spokesmen will hold press briefings where journalists can ask questions. Journalists can forward press information to the DHSK press conference room or through the Zoom app. Journalists who want to participate in online press information must send a message to the media address [email protected] and we'll send you the connection.

Journalists wishing to be present in the press conference room are praying to report the media team in writing in the same email address.

Summary of the Charges

Theakuz charges Salih Mustafa on the basis of individual criminal responsibility and criminal responsibility as a superior to four counts of war crimes (an arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture and illegal murder) committed by several members of the KLA against persons detained at the detention complex in the village of Zlash, in Kosovo's Gollak region. According to Aktakuza, approximately between April 1st 1999 and about the end of April 1999, Salih Mustafa and several soldiers, police and KLA guards shared the common goal of questioning and mistreatment of detainees at the Zlach detention complex. The common aim included crimes presented in Aktakuza.

Court History

Pre-emptive Procedure Judge confirmed the Act against Salih Mustaf on June 12, 2020. Mr. Mustafa was arrested and transferred to the detention unit of Kosovo's Specialised Chambers on 24 September 2020.

On May 7, 2021, the Judge of Preemptive Procedure passed the case file to the Judicial Chamber I. Judgment began on September 15, 2021. On February 4, 2022, the Special Prosecutor's Office closed its evidence presentation.

The Victims' Protection presented its evidence on March 21st. On May 26, 2022, defence closed its evidence. The closing statements were made in September 13th-15th, 2022.

The indictment was declared on December 16, 2022. The Judicial Chamber found the accused guilty of war crimes of arbitrary arrest, torture and unlawful murder and sentenced him to 26 years in prison. The Judicial Chamber announced Mr. Mustafa innocent of the cruel treatment crime.

The pronunciation of the order to undo the victims took place on April 6, 2023. The Judicial Chamber ordered Mr. Mustafa pay a total of 207,000 euros in compensation for the damage inflicted on crime victims.

On February 2, 2023, the defence submitted an appeal announcement against the Act. Next, the mayor appointed the panel of Court of Appeals made up of Judge Michele Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jorgensen. The appeals hearing was held on October 26, 2023.

More information on the court case can be found in the Judiciary Issues feature.