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The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague sentenced former President Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during the 1998-1999 conflict. The verdict, which also jailed three other former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders, triggered violent protests in Prishtina and sharp political backlash, with Kosovo’s prime minister calling the ruling a 'harmful punishment.'
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague sentenced former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison for war crimes, including murder, torture, and arbitrary detention, during the 1998-1999 conflict with Serbia. Thaçi, 58, was convicted alongside three other former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commanders: Jakup Krasniqi (25 years), Kadri Veseli (18 years), and Rexhep Selimi (13 years). The tribunal found them guilty of 96 murders and severe beatings but acquitted them of crimes against humanity. The verdict sparked immediate protests in Pristina, where many view the KLA as heroes, while Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić criticized the court for failing to address crimes against ethnic Serbs.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on September 16, 2026. He was convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment, and arbitrary detention committed by Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) forces during the 1998-1999 war. Three other former KLA leaders received sentences ranging from 13 to 25 years. The verdict sparked immediate outrage in Pristina, where supporters had gathered expecting acquittal, while Kosovo officials condemned the ruling as an injustice against the nation's independence movement.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison by an international tribunal in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1998-99 conflict with Serbia. He was convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment, and arbitrary detention of 385 individuals, including 96 killed. Three former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders received sentences ranging from 13 to 25 years. The verdict sparked massive protests in Pristina, where many view the KLA as liberators, while Thaci maintained his innocence and claimed to have defended Western ideals.
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague convicted former President Hashim Thaci and three Kosovo Liberation Army commanders of war crimes, sentencing Thaci to 25 years in prison for murder, torture, and illegal detention during the 1990s independence conflict.
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague convicted former President Hashim Thaci of war crimes, sentencing him to 25 years in prison. The verdict, delivered on September 16, 2026, found Thaci guilty of murder, torture, and illegal detention during the 1998-1999 conflict with Serbia. Three other former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders also received prison sentences, while Thaci maintained his innocence. The ruling sparked significant protests in Pristina, where many view the KLA as liberators rather than criminals.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague. He was found guilty of murder, torture, and arbitrary detention during the 1998-99 conflict with Serbia. Three other former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders received prison sentences ranging from 13 to 25 years. The verdict sparked violent protests in Pristina and condemnation from Kosovo officials, while Serbia criticized the trial for ignoring crimes against Serbs.
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court in The Hague. The charges relate to the 1998-99 insurgency that led to Kosovo's independence from Serbia. Thaci and the other defendants, all former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, are accused of targeting political opponents, as well as minority ethnic Serbs and Roma, imprisoning hundreds across Kosovo in terrible conditions and murdering 102 of them. The trial is expected to last for years.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, along with three other former KLA leaders, has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. The charges relate to crimes committed during the 1998 to 1999 armed conflict against Serbian forces, including persecution, imprisonment, torture, murder, and enforced disappearance of persons. Kosovo declared its independence in 2008, but Serbia has refused to recognise it. Thaci served as president from 2016, but resigned in 2020 following his indictment.
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three other top members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) rebel group pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special tribunal in The Hague. Prosecutors allege that Thaci led a bloody campaign against opponents that resulted in more than 100 murders during the 1990s independence war against Serbia. The KLA enforced a brutal reign of imprisonment, torture, and killings to tighten their grip on power during and after the war.
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants, all former close associates in the guerrilla Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), stand trial at a special court in The Hague for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia. Thaci was indicted in 2020 by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including persecution, murder, torture and forced disappearance of people, including after fighting ended. The trial is likely to be lengthy as prosecutors said in procedural conferences that they would need two years to present all its evidence.