Kosovo Ex-President Thaci Gets Jailed 25 Years for War Crimes
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during the 1998-1999 conflict with Serbia. On Wednesday, judges held him responsible for crimes involving 96 killings, 303 cases of torture, and the arbitrary detention of 385 people, while acquitting him of crimes against humanity.
The former President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday, according to the court's verdict. Thaci was tried alongside three other former guerrilla leaders for alleged war crimes, including illegal arrests, torture, murder, and cruel treatment of prisoners. The four were found guilty of contributing to a common criminal purpose during the Kosovo conflict, targeting political and military opponents of the KLA.
However, they were acquitted of crimes against humanity charges. Thaci, who resigned as president and surrendered to the court after his 2020 indictment, has been in detention in The Hague since. The verdict has been met with outrage and disappointment in Kosovo, with many viewing Thaci and the KLA as symbols of the country's independence movement.
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