Special Court Breaks Down Temporary Free request for Veselin, Krasniqi and Selimi

The Judicial Chamber in the “Thaci case and others” have rejected Kadri Veselini's provisional release requirements, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. The requests were submitted on April 3rd and 4th 2025, following the hearing of all prosecution witnesses. Wessel, Selimi and Krasniqi had also sought assurances from Kosovo Police, whose director [...]
Veselini, Selimi and Krasniqi had also sought assurances from Kosovo Police, whose director delivered to the Specialised Chambers all documents needed to prove the police's skills and training to guard the KLA's three during the provisional release, but the Specialised Prosecutor deemed unable to implement the measure.
Judge Charles Smith's decision, Christoph White, Gwenel Mettraux and Fergal Gaynor's decision has not yet been made public, but Klan Kosova reports he has seen it mentioned as such in chief prosecutor Kimberly West's recent request for continuing detention for Kadri Veselin, broadcast Periscope.
Parading remains proportional. In his final review of the detention, the panel found that holding Wessel for another two months was necessary and reasonable on the basis of specific circumstances in the case. On 13 May 2025, following Wessel's recent provisional release bid assessment, the panel confirmed that his detention remains needed and reasonable. ” ) says West request.
West cites the non-public decision even when it argues on holding Wessel at the Scheveningen Pre-price Centre, where along with Thaci, Krasniqi and Selimi are staying for four years and six months now.
“Paneli has come to the conclusion that only through monitoring communications applied at the Kosovo Specialised Chambers Pre-digration Centre, Wessel's communications can be limited in a way that will greatly reduce the risk of obstruction and other crimes”
The Special Court had not even entrusted Kosovo Police in 2021, when Kadri Wessel had applied for the same provisional release.












