7 hours agoIsmet Bahitari's detention continues
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)In Kosovo Specialised Chambers ( The DPSK) in The Hague has been decided to continue the detention measure against Ismet Bahitari, who has recently pleaded guilty of obstructing justice. This was known through a media conference by DPS spokeswoman Angela Greep. During this conference, Greep also told about [...]
This was known through a media conference by DPS spokeswoman Angela Greep.
During this conference, Greep also told of developments that took place this week in all cases handled by this court.
In the case against Thaci and others for justice management, Greep indicated that on 24 January, the Pre-Procedure Procedure Court partially approved a Thaci defence requirement for extending the deadline for defence teams to hand over preliminary motions by March 4th 2025.
“After the Order, the accused could file motions, for example, regarding the jurisdiction of the Specialised Chambers, the claim of shortcomings in the indictment, or require an accused to be tried separately and not jointly with others. The regulation stipulates that these preliminary motions should be handed over within 30 days after the prosecution has issued all evidence in which the indictment is based for protection. The first deadline was on February 7th 2025”, Greep said.
In the same case, Greep indicated that on January 27, 2025, a decision was issued, indicating that David Young's appointment as Fadil Fazliu's lawyer is not a conflict of interest, since he was an attorney of Rexhep Selimi, who is now not directly representing him.
The Pre-Procedure Procedure Court found that there is no similarity as to the framework of the charges on two court cases and took into account that Mr. Yang is no longer an Iz defender. Selimi. The panel also noted that Mr. Yang had taken Mr. Selimi and Mr. Fazliu”, Greep said.
DKS spokeswoman also cited the fact that in the same decision it is rejecting Fadil Fazliu's request to extend the deadline to respond to all statements with the argument that it is deprived of judicial representation. Greep said the judge recalled that Fazliu was always represented by the guardian lawyer.
On January 28, 2025, Greep indicated that Appeal rejected Isni Kilajt's complaint against the oral decision by the December 9th 2024 preliminary procedure judge to appoint the detention measure to him.
The Panelli found that Mr. Kilaj did not demonstrate that the assessment of the Procedure Court was not fair and reasonable that there are still some risks that warrant continued detention. Mr. Apeli's panel ordered. Kilaj to hand over the edited public version of his appeal”, Greep said.
While in the court case against former KLA leaders, Greep indicated that on January 24th a plea for the appeal of a verdict in which the court allowed the prosecution to use a material that was not on the test list to question a witness.
The Judicial Chamber recalled its findings that the prosecution's additional questions were based on the fact that the document took on new significance after questioning the defence witness. Because of the kind of reactions to the additional questions, the Judicial Chamber found that the caller side is allowed to use documents that are not on the material evidence list, provided they are drawn up for protection enough on time and do not influence the right and quick implementation of the process or the outcome of the” trial, Greep said.
On January 28th, she said that the Appeals panel was scheduled to review an appeal of Veselin and Krasniqi to an oral order that involved the fact that the Judicial Chamber used the transcript of a prosecutorial interview with a person the Prosecutor had decided not to call for a witness.
The Court of Appeals' “Panel consists of Judge Michele Picard, Kai Ambos and Nina Jergensen”, she said.
On the other hand, Greep indicated that this week a former German KFOR doctor in Kosovo, Helmut Schreckenbauer, a legal pathologist, Marek Gasior, former member of the country, has witnessed. KLA, Naser Krasniqi.
Finally, Greep said that on January 28th, Peter Shala's Protection delivered the Order's Appliance Report.
Otherwise, Kosovo Specialised Chambers in The Hague every Thursday at 14:30, via online platform “Zoom” hold weekly information offering updated information on recent developments regarding judicial procedures and activities in this court. /Betimy for Justice
