Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes
The tribunal said he led a joint criminal enterprise that targeted political opponents and civilians, while prosecutors had sought a 45-year sentence.
- 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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The war crimes court in The Hague today found 58-year-old former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci guilty, sentencing him to 25 years in prison During the Kosovo War (1998—1999), Thaci was the political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Along with three other former KLA commanders, he was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, including persecution, unlawful imprisonment, torture and murder of hundreds of civilians (Kosovo Al…
Hashim Thaci has been found guilty of war crimes. The former rebel leader will be sentenced to 25 years behind bars
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