The panel of the Supreme Court has rejected the request for protection of legality regarding the detention submitted by the defense of the former Speaker of the Parliament of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, who is being accused of war crimes.

On June 30, 2022, the president of the Specialized Chambers of Kosovo (DhSK), Ekaterina Trendafilova, had appointed the Supreme Court Panel to decide on the request submitted by Kadri Veseli's defense on June 29, 2022, regarding his detention.

The judge who decided on this request are Ekaterina Trendafilova (presiding), Kristine van den Vijngart and Mihael Bolander.

On April 29, the Specialized Prosecutor's Office submitted an amended indictment against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.

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

In the annex published 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 inhuman acts, torture, murder and persecution.

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.