July 13 has been set as the date when the 13th conference will be held for the progress of the case in the case of Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi.

During this conference, in the order for its appointment, the preliminary judge has predicted that there will be discussions about the discovery of evidence, defense investigations and their other steps, as well as about the proposals for the rationalization of the case.

The conference on the progress of the court case is foreseen by rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Specialized Chambers of Kosovo (DhSK).

Otherwise, on April 29, the Office of the Specialized Prosecutor submitted an amended indictment against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selim and Jakup Krasniqi.

The prosecution is claiming that the four accused have also committed war crimes in Gjilan, Budakovo and Semetishte.

In the published annex regarding the crimes that allegedly took place in Semetishte and Budakovo, the prosecution has listed war crimes such as illegal or arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel or inhumane treatment, torture, murder.

Meanwhile, as crimes against humanity, it has listed imprisonment, other inhuman acts, torture, murder, forced disappearance of persons and persecution.

However, for the crimes he claims took place in Gjilan, he has listed illegal or arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel or inhumane treatment, torture and murder as war crimes.

Whereas, as crimes against humanity, it has listed imprisonment, other inhumane acts, torture, murder and persecution, announces the oath directly.

On November 9, 2020, in their first appearances, Jakup Krasniqi and Hashim Thaçi pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.

Veseli stated the same in his appearance on November 10, as did Selimi on November 11.

The indictment against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi was confirmed on October 26, 2020.

According to the indictment, at least between March 1998 and September 1999, Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, Jakup Krasniqi and other members of the joint criminal enterprise had the common goal of securing and exercising control over all of Kosovo through methods that included the intimidation, ill-treatment, use of violence and illegal elimination of those considered opponents.

"These opponents included persons who were, or were considered to have been: (a) collaborators or connected with forces, officials or state institutions of the FRY, or who (b) otherwise did not support the goals or methods of the KLA and later of the KPK, including persons associated with the LDK and Serbs, Roma and persons of other nationalities (collectively, 'opponents').

This common purpose included the crimes of persecution, imprisonment, arbitrary or illegal arrest and detention, other inhumane acts, cruel treatment, torture, killing and enforced disappearance of persons," the indictment states.

Furthermore, Azem Syla, Lahi Brahimaj, Fatmir Limaj, Sylejman Selimi, Rrustem Mustafa, Shukri Buja, Latif Gashi and Sabit Geci are also mentioned in the indictment.

According to the indictment, the accused together with other KLA leaders contributed to the achievement of the common goal.

"Alternatively, some or all of these individuals were not members of the joint criminal enterprise, but were used by members of the joint criminal enterprise to commit crimes in furtherance of the common purpose (together with members of the NKP, jointly "members and instruments of the NKP", says the indictment.