On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) in The Hague decided to extend the detention of Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.
Although the Prosecution has argued that there is a risk that the three defendants will obstruct justice, commit other crimes or flee, Presiding Judge Charles Smith III in his decision only confirmed the Prosecution's first two claims, reports "Oath of Justice".
Therefore, it has been determined that there is a risk that the accused may obstruct the progress of the process or commit other crimes.
The defense began presenting its evidence on September 15, 2025, where former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin was heard for three consecutive days.
While, after him, the former legal advisor to the Albanian delegation in Rambouillet, Paul Williams, was called. Meanwhile, the former political advisor to the NATO Supreme Commander, Wesley Clark, John Stewart Duncan began his testimony on September 22 and ended on September 23, 2025.
Meanwhile, on September 30, James Peter Covey, former deputy to the UN representative in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, began his testimony. Covey concluded his testimony on October 2.
Then, former American diplomat Christopher Hill began testifying on November 10, 2025 and continued on November 11, 2025 and November 12, 2025. And Wesley Clark's former political advisor, Michael Durkee, testified on November 12 and 13, 2025. Meanwhile, on November 17, Wesley Clark began his testimony and then concluded it on November 18, 2025.
Four protests were held in Pristina, The Hague, Tirana and Strasbourg in support of former KLA leaders who are being tried in The Hague.
The DSK had announced that November 14, 2025, has been set as the date for the conclusion of the defense case in this case, while the final submissions of the process and statements on the impact of the alleged crimes on the victims participating in the proceedings are planned to be submitted by December 22, 2025.
