Trial against Thaci and others discussed defence proposal for questions related to Serb crimes

But that, this discussion has remained without explanation for the public, since from the Specialised Chambers of Kosovo ( The rest of the discussion is decided to be of edited content to later move to private hearings, reports Justice Trust”.

In terms of Mr. Kehoe regarding questions related to Serb crimes and then considering Mr. Halling as far as your aim is to ask witnesses about the crimes claimed by the Serbian forces and the impact that have had these crimes on refugees who have returned to the country, I said earlier that Serbian forces may have committed crimes does not relate to the accusations of your clients, if you have any information you can certainly discuss without entering into the foundation or at the core of crimes that Serbian forces may have committed, or the Serbian police, said the chairman of the justice body Charles Smith.

Fourth witness testimony in Thaci case continues at private session

Thaci's and others' hearings continued Friday with the hearing of the fourth witness, who is responding to defence questions at the private session. Clearly, the court has issued a oral order, as has private hearing.

On Thursday, questions had ended for the fourth witness at the private session, in the case of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi. For today, however, it was scheduled to begin counter-questioning by defenders.

Also Thursday, the court had overturned Krasniqi's defence request for the translation of the SPS preliminary notes.

During the May 10th 2023 session, the defender of Jakup Krasniqi, lawyer Aida Ellis, had demanded that documents submitted by the Prosecutor, be translated into Albanian, as he said Krasniqi cannot read in English.

During the month of April, the trial has begun until the April 3rd session, former President Hashim Thaci, former Prime Ministers Kadri Veselin and Jakup Krasniqi, and after reading the indictment amended by the SPS, were declared innocent of the acts imposed on them.

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 to witness again on April 18, April 19, and April 20, where the third witness has ended, and on May 10th the testimony of the fourth witness has begun.

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.