Luka Misetic raises questions about the impartiality of the Specialist Chambers

Luka Misetic, the lawyer for former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi, has expressed doubts about the impartiality of the Specialist Chambers, saying that the Appeals Panel has accepted yet another Prosecution appeal in one of the cases related to Thaçi.

In a post on X, he stated: “The Appeals Panel of the Specialist Chambers in the contempt of court trial against Hashim Thaçi has just granted yet another Prosecution appeal.”

In the same reaction, Misetic also made public the balance of appeals in the two cases.

He wrote: “Prosecution appeals: 3 out of 3 granted (100% success). Defense appeals: 44 out of 44 rejected (100% failure).”

According to Misetic, after the end of the Specialist Chambers’ mandate, this court should undergo an evaluation process.

He also stressed: “When the Kosovo Specialist Chambers are subjected to an inevitable assessment after the end of their mandate, judicial fairness will be one of the main topics of debate.”