According to this request, Thaçi is not considered a flight risk, while a financial guarantee worth 50,000 euros has also been presented for his release.

The filing states: “The defense of Mr. Hashim Thaçi (“the Defense”) hereby submits through this filing its arguments in the context of the detention review, in accordance with Article 41(6) and (10) of the Law,¹ Rules 56 and 57 of the Rules,² as well as the order of the Single Trial Judge (“STJ”).³

The request also emphasizes: “The Defense requests that the STJ order the temporary release of Mr. Thaçi, among other things, on the grounds that he does not pose a flight risk, particularly in light of the financial guarantee of 50,000 euros offered to secure his release,⁴ and that the continuation of his detention is no longer reasonable or proportionate,” the request from the defense of former president Hashim Thaçi states, among other things.

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In a statement made public on Monday, the institution emphasized that the regulation for such cases was approved by the judges in line with international human rights standards, including Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

According to the statement, “So far, the judges of the Specialist Chambers have authorized 14 such visits to Kosovo for detainees, while their organization and management have been handled by the court itself.”

According to the clarification, these visits are approved in special humanitarian circumstances, such as cases when a relative is seriously ill or when the detainee must attend funeral ceremonies and stay with family following the loss of a relative.

The Specialist Chambers also announced that, in the case of former president Hashim Thaçi, the judges have authorized four such visits to Kosovo on humanitarian grounds.

These clarifications, according to the institution, were provided in relation to the procedures and legal basis that make temporary visits by detainees to Kosovo possible.

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