verdict – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:48:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Critical hours, hundreds of Albanians in the open awaiting verdicts on former KLA leaders at The Hague https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/15/critical-hours-hundreds-of-albanians-in-the-open-awaiting-verdicts-on-former-kla-leaders-at-the-hague/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/15/critical-hours-hundreds-of-albanians-in-the-open-awaiting-verdicts-on-former-kla-leaders-at-the-hague/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:44:45 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=306292 TIRANA, September 15 /ATA/ – The Special Court in The Hague is scheduled to deliver its first-instance verdict on Wednesday, September 16, in the trial of former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA): Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.

On the eve of the verdict, hundreds of Albanians gathered near the courthouse, waving KLA flags in a show of solidarity with the former wartime leaders.

Footage shows a heavy police presence in The Hague as citizens from Kosovo and across Europe arrive for the verdict. Countdown in on.

Taulant Balla, head of the Socialist Party Parliamentary group, shared a video showing the atmosphere outside the court in The Hague, writing: “Innocence for the Liberators.”

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague will announce its first-instance verdict for four former KLA leaders tomorrow at 10:00 AM.

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According to a statement made to Radio Television of Kosovo by Luka Mišetić, counsel for Hashim Thaçi, the change of date has been officially confirmed.

According to the Special Court’s rules, the trial panel must deliver a verdict within 90 days of the trial’s conclusion, though judges may request a 60-day extension.

The Special Prosecution in The Hague has requested a 45-year prison sentence for former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi and top KLA leaders Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi, and Rexhep Selimi. The accused, who have been in detention since 2020, maintain their innocence and uphold the legitimacy of the KLA’s liberation war.

Following the defense’s closing arguments, which asserted the KLA’s struggle was a just liberation war, the legal teams argued the prosecution failed to produce sufficient evidence. In response, the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office submitted its final claims. /a.f/p.s./

 

]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/05/06/verdict-on-former-kla-leaders-in-the-hague-postponed-to-july-20/feed/ 0 High Court upholds Beleri’s vote-buying conviction  https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/07/12/high-court-upholds-beleris-vote-buying-conviction/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/07/12/high-court-upholds-beleris-vote-buying-conviction/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:32:14 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=239470 TIRANA, July 12 /ATA/ – Albania’s High Court confirmed Friday the verdict sentencing Alfred Beleri, the mayor-elect of the southern Albanian municipality of Himara, two years in prison on vote-buying charges.

A High Court panel composed of Justice Ilir Panda, Justice Medi Bici and Justice Albana Boksi, reviewed Beleri’s petition demanding suspension of enforcement of the verdict by the First Instance Court of the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organised Crime and upheld by the Court of Appeals of the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organised Crime.

“The High Court decided to reject the petition filed by Dhionisios Alfred Beleri on suspension of enforcement of the verdict No. 14 dated 05.03.2024 by the First Instance Court of the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organised Crime and the verdict No.26, dated 25.06.2024 by Court of Appeals of the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organised Crime.

Last month, the Court of Appeals upheld the decision sentencing Beleri to two years in prison on vote-buying charges. He was arrested a day before the mayoral elections last May.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) nullified Alfred Beleri’s mayoral mandate in the southern Albanian municipality of Himara after the Appeals Court decision.

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