Kosovo’s Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
dpaAmsterdam The former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, was on Wednesday sentenced to 25 years in jail for war crimes by a special court in The Hague, with the court ruling that...
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes, according to a special court in The Hague. The court ruled that Thaçi was responsible for 96 murders, as well as 385 instances of arbitrary detention, cruel treatment against 49 individuals, and torture against 303 individuals.
The trial panel found that Thaçi and three co-defendants were criminally responsible for these war crimes. Prosecutors alleged that Thaçi and his co-defendants were part of the leadership of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which is accused of committing crimes against humanity.
Thaçi, who was 58 at the time of the sentencing, had previously described himself as "completely innocent." As the presiding judge, Charles Smith, read out the verdict, Thaçi showed no emotion. The verdict can be appealed, but for now, the sentence stands.
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