PRISTINA, Feb 26 /ATA/ Opening statements will take place on Friday at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague in the trial of Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi.
The session is scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time and conclude at 16:00.
The original indictment against the five accused was confirmed on Nov. 29, 2024, and subsequently amended on April 16, 2025.
According to the confirmed indictment, between at least April 12, 2023, and November 2, 2023, during various non-privileged visits to the detention facility, Hashim Thaçi provided Smakaj, Kilaj, Fazliu, and Kuçi with confidential information regarding witnesses summoned by the Prosecutor in the “Thaçi and Others” war crimes case, instructed them on how to influence witness testimony, and supplied details on how to carry out such actions.
The five accused entered pleas of not guilty.
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