On 10 September 2024, the Court of Appeals Panel in the case of Specialist Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa imposed new sentences in relation to Mr. Mustafa’s convictions for war crimes, including arbitrary detention, torture, and murder. The Panel delivered individual sentences of eight years for arbitrary detention, 13 years for torture, and 15 years for murder, with an overall sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment. Credit was given for time already served.
The Appeals Panel, composed of Judges Michèle Picard, Kai Ambos, and Nina Jørgensen, reached this decision following guidance from the Supreme Court Panel’s ruling on 29 July 2024. In that ruling, the Supreme Court annulled Mr. Mustafa’s original 22-year sentence after reviewing his request for protection of legality, remanding the case to the Appeals Panel for further consideration.
The full decision is available on the KSC Kosovo Specialist Chambers’s website.
