Kosovo Ex-Leader Thaçi Jailed 25 Years for War Crimes

Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo's former president and prime minister, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of war crimes including murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Tens of thousands had gathered in Prishtina expecting his acquittal and watched the verdict via livestream.

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Kosovo’s Former Leader Is Sentenced to 25 Years in War Crimes Case

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A tribunal in The Hague found Hashim Thaci, who led Kosovo’s independence struggle in the 1990s, responsible for arbitrary detention, torture and murder.

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Kosovo’s Former Leader Is Sentenced to 25 Years in War Crimes Case

A tribunal in The Hague found Hashim Thaci, who led Kosovo’s independence struggle in the 1990s, responsible for arbitrary detention, torture and murder.

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Kosovo's former President Thaçi convicted of war crimes at Hague court

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Kosovo's former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes

Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been jailed for 25 years after being found criminally responsible for war crimes following a trial in The Hague.

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