Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
A Kosovo war crimes tribunal convicted former President Hashim Thaci of murder, torture and illegal detention during the 1990s conflict.
Pristina, Kosovo. Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Conviction
Thaci, 58, was convicted of crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention committed while he was a top commander of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army during Kosovo’s violent break from Serbia in the 1990s.
Tribunal findings
The tribunal found Thaci guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and people perceived as collaborators with Serbian security forces by Kosovo Liberation Army forces during the conflict.
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