Victims' defenders will call their witnesses after the SPS ends in judging Thaci and others

The court's “Trug orders that witnesses of the victims' defender will be called after the SPS witnesses are completed and that after the statements, arguments and decision involving the 130th Rule and before defence witnesses start”, said the chairman of the court, Charles Smith III.

He also said that all parties have agreed that any request for injury will be submitted after the decision has been made regarding the points of the indictment and therefore issued such an order, reports the “Law Vow for Justice“.

Any request for damage to be handed over after the decision has been made on all points of the indictment”, Smith said.

Any request for damage to be handed over after the decision has been made on all points of the indictment”, Smith said.

Before that, the court panel at the beginning of the hearing said some oral orders would be given before witness Sokol Basota arrives. However, the first order was made in private session for the public. And at the public hearing, a material test was accepted that had been used with this witness and also with the other witness.

Likewise, the admission to evidence of a document the SPS had argued is in LPK talking about tactics, intelligence allegedly taken by Serb forces in Kosovo and given TPNJ's.

The defence had rejected this document as far as failure to comply with regulations connected with authenticity, authorship, and origin.

Basically, other orders involved accepting and rejecting certain other material evidence.

At this hearing, all the accused are present in the courtroom.

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.