Kosovo Specialist Chambers update: 8 November 2021

8 November 2021: Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj maintained their innocence on charges of obstruction of justice and witness intimidation, claiming that it is their right and obligation to protect the people of Kosovo. The men were arrested in September on allegations of leaking Kosovo Specialist Chambers case file …

Kosovo Specialist Chambers update: 16 October 2021

16 October 2021: The trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj began on October 7 on charges of obstructing the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office and intimidating and retaliating against witnesses.Specialist Prosecutor Jack Smith emphasizes the “fair administration of justice” within the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC), and admonishes the climate of …

Kosovo Specialist Chambers update 14 – 21 September 2021

14 September 2021: The first trial before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) in the case of Salih Mustafa is set to open on 15 September 2021.Mr. Mustafa is charged with four counts of war crimes alleged to have occurred in April 1999 at the Zllash detention compound: arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture, and murder.Thus far …

Special Criminal Court of the Central African Republic update: 10 September 2021

10 September 20201: In an appearance before the Court, Captain Eugéne Barret Ngaikosset has been charged with crimes against humanity.The Cabinet of one national judge and one international judge will hold an adversarial debate between the Special Prosecutor’s Office and Mr. Ngaikosset or his lawyer.Mr. Ngaikosset may be remanded in custody as a result. (Via …