On 12 June 2025, the KSC and the Kingdom of Belgium formalized an Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences.
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On 17 April 2025, the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court delivered its judgment on the referral made by Salih Mustafa, finding that there had been no violation of the Kosovo Constitution or the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Mr. Mustafa...
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The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) has completed its presentation of evidence in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. The trial opened on 3 April 2023. In presenting its case, the SPO has called testimony from 125 witnesses live in...
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The President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, on 19 February 2025, decided to modify the sentences for Messrs Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari and provide for their release on 21 February 2025, under the conditions set forth in the decisions. These conditions...
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Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West has hailed guilty pleas of all three accused in the Sabit Januzi et al. case as “historic” and “critical to protecting the integrity of proceedings” at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC). Haxhi Shala, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari all admitted that they had...
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Today, 4 February 2025, the Trial Panel in the Sabit Januzi, Ismet Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala case (“Januzi et al.”) approved the plea agreements reached between the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) and the three accused in this case, in which they admitted guilt to one charge of obstructing...
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In a plea agreement made public today, Ismet Bahtijari admits guilt to one charge of obstruction and one charge of intimidation. This follows similar plea agreements announced yesterday in which the other two defendants in the case also admitted guilt with regards to these charges. The plea...
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In Januzi et al case, two separate plea agreements were made public today, in which Sabit Januzi and Haxhi Shala each admit guilt to one charge of obstructing official persons in performing official duties, and one charge of intimidation in criminal proceedings.
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Haxhi Shala and Sabit Januzi have admitted intimidation of a witness and obstruction in plea agreements with the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The accused are charged with intimidation during criminal proceedings and obstructing official persons in performing official duties. In response to...
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Specialist Prosecutor Kimberly West is visiting Kosovo for a series of meetings.