The trial over the attack on the Ibër-Lepenc canal continued on Tuesday at the Basic Court in Prishtina, with changes to the judicial panel following the retirement of judge Vesel Ismaili.

Judge Leon Perlaska has been appointed presiding judge, replacing Ismaili, while judges Kujtim Krasniqi and Lutfi Shala serve as panel members.

At the start of the hearing, prosecutor Bekim Kodrali said he stood by his opening statement. The same position was expressed by the representative of the injured party, the Ibër-Lepenc enterprise, and the defendants' lawyers.

The defendants also confirmed that they maintained their opening statements, presented on July 9, 2026.

Presiding judge Perlaska announced that no witnesses had been summoned for Tuesday's hearing. He added that several proposals submitted by the defense remained to be reviewed by the court.

Neither the prosecution nor the defense submitted any new proposals beyond those presented at previous hearings.

The court announced that the testimony of witness Tiana Viqentijevic would continue at the next hearing. Her testimony began during the previous session but remained incomplete.

During her initial testimony, she said she had seen Jovan Viqentijevic at home on the day of the attack, before he left for work.

The next hearing has been scheduled for December 17.