ZPS for the 61st witness: He has been arrested, will identify KLA soldiers and persons with whom he has been detained.

This witness is on protective measures, and according to the summary read by the SPS representative, he has been arrested and detained by KLA soldiers and will speak on the matter during his testimony and will also make the identification of several soldiers and co-emptants.

The witness 01978 has been arrested and detained by KLA soldiers in KLA detention facilities for several weeks. Witness 01978 will testify about the ban, the work that the detainees have done, as well as the interrogation process and beating he has suffered. The witness will identify several KLA soldiers and several other detainees held along with that”, the SPS representative said.

After reading the summary and acceptance of some evidence, including testimony from the witness given earlier, the prosecutor said there are no questions about the witness. With questions continued to protect the victims, Maria Radzieyewska, who asked to be transferred to the private hearing that this was approved by the court.

According to the court, the testimony of this witness is scheduled to last about three hours. He said 45 minutes were envisioned for SPS questions, 15 for the victims' defender and about two hours for all defence lawyers.

Before that, the court received several oral orders involving concrete evidence of witnesses who have already witnessed.

Charles Smith III also expressed gratitude for the parties in the procedure and the work they have done during this trial, adding that they can do their job even better for a more fair, efficient, and faster judgment.

He said the prosecution has reduced the number of witnesses from 320, and within this month is expected to provide a preview of the number of witnesses planning to call.

He also said that 60 witnesses have been heard so far, including them in the 154th rule, 13 witnesses under the 153 rule, and the statements of 32 witnesses who have either died or are not available to give a witness and that this is provided in 155 rule have been accepted. So, the chairman of the court said prosecution witnesses have so far been 105, including the superiors. During this time, Smith III said that over 300 court decisions were made.

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