Kosovo tribunal convicts veterans' leaders over witness intimidation

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Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj prevented prosecutors from effective investigations, court says. The court is investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the actions of the KLA during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo. Prosecutors have indicted several people, including former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, on charges.

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Kosovo tribunal convicts veterans' leaders over witness intimidation

THE HAGUE - In its first ever judgment a special tribunal in The Hague jailed two leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on Wednesday for revealing names of hundreds of protected witnesses involved in war crimes cases. Judges at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found that Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj, who ran the KLA veterans association, in September 2020 gave Kosovo media and

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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abc News

Kosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation

A European Union-backed war crimes court has sentenced two leaders of a Kosovo war veterans’ association to 4 1/2 years in prison for witness intimidation and obstructing justice

2 months ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Kosovo tribunal convicts veterans' leaders over witness intimidation

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - In its first ever judgment a special tribunal in The Hague jailed two leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on Wednesday for revealing names of hundreds of protected witnesses involved in war crimes cases. Read full story

2 months ago·Malaysia

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Associated Press News

Kosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation

A European Union-backed war crimes court has sentenced two leaders of a Kosovo war veterans’ association to 4 1/2 years in prison for witness intimidation and obstructing justice. The Hague-based

2 months ago·United States

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IBTimes

Kosovo Veterans Jailed For War Crimes Witness Intimidation

A war crimes court in The Hague jailed two Kosovo former separatist fighters to four-and-a-half years on Wednesday for intimidating witnesses, in its first verdict over Kosovo's 1990s independence war from Serbia. Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj, the head and the deputy head of a group of veterans from the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), were found guilty of revealing the details of hundreds of witnesses after receiving classified files from the …

2 months ago·United States

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National Post

Kosovo tribunal convicts veterans' leaders over witness intimidation

THE HAGUE -- In its first ever judgment a special tribunal in The Hague jailed two leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on Wednesday for revealing names of hundreds of protected witnesses involved in war crimes cases. Read More

2 months ago·Canada

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