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Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes
- On Wednesday, the European Union-backed Kosovo Specialist Chambers convicted Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of war crimes, sentencing him to 25 years in prison for crimes committed during the 1990s conflict with Serbia.
- Prosecutors charged the former Kosovo Liberation Army leader with murder, torture, and arbitrary detention; Thaci resigned from office nearly six years ago to face proceedings in The Hague.
- The tribunal found the former president guilty of murdering 96 political opponents and perceived collaborators with Serbian security forces, after prosecutors had sought a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and co-defendant Jakup Krasniqi.
- Thousands of supporters rallied in Pristina over the weekend, viewing the accused as national heroes, while Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti stated, "Our war was just, a war of liberation."
- Thaci remains detained in The Hague and faces a separate trial beginning later this month on charges of intimidating witnesses, while out of 15 people indicted by the KSC, three are serving sentences.
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Hashim Thaci has been found guilty of war crimes. The former rebel leader will be sentenced to 25 years behind bars
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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The crimes occurred when Hashim Thaçi was guerrilla leader in the conflict over Kosovo's independence from Serbia in the late 1990s
·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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Former President of Kosovo Found Guilty of War Crimes at EU-Backed Tribunal
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, (with headphones), as he defends himself against charges of murder, torture, and persecution allegedly committed in the late 1990s—at the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague, on April 3, 2023. (Koen van Weel /Pool via AP)
·New York, United States
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Former President Hashim Tachi of Kosovo was sentenced to 25 years ' imprisonment for war crimes and found guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention by the Court in The Hague.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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