The Special Court cancels all hearings for this year in the Thaçi and others case
After the death of the lawyer Andrew Strong,
defender of the former Speaker of the Assembly, Kadri Veseli, the court headed
by Charles Smith has decided to cancel all the scheduled sessions for this year
in the biggest case of the Special Court.
Today's hearing held a minute's silence for the
lawyer, Andrew Strong. Meanwhile, lawyer Ben Emmerson, Veseli's defense
attorney, initially asked to cancel the hearings for this week as a sign of
respect.
The prosecutors also expressed their condolences, saying that they respected Andrew a lot as he was a talented lawyer and extraordinary talented person.