7 minutes agoA 66th SPS witness in Thaci case continues at private session
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)In Kosovo Specialised Chambers ( DPSK) in The Hague is continuing to receive testimony from 66th witness to the Specialised Prosecutor's Office (ZPS), which holds the W04230 code in the judicial process against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. This witness is defensive and is witnessing for once [...]
This witness is defensive and is witnessing for the first time on this occasion. So his testimony is being taken from the viave, which means he didn't testify orally earlier.
Prior to that, Judge Charles Smith III asked Thaci's lawyer, Luka Misethic, if he wanted to make some statements this morning. While, he confirmed and requested this private session and that the session was not opened so far for the public.
This witness started his testimony yesterday and is expected to last about eight hours in total.
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. /Betimy for Justice
