War crimes tribunal to announce verdict in trial of former Kosovo president Thaci
Prosecutors are seeking 45-year sentences for Thaci and three co-defendants, while defence lawyers deny command responsibility and seek acquittals.
- Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will hear a verdict on war crimes charges at a tribunal in The Hague related to his role in the 1990s Kosovo conflict, which he denies.
- Thaci was a Kosovo Liberation Army commander who later became prime minister, then president, and resigned in 2020 after facing war crimes indictments.
- He played a central role in Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008.
- Thaci remains a divisive figure in Kosovo, viewed by many as a national hero and symbol of their struggle for independence despite the charges against him.
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Hashim Thaci led Kosovo into independence with the Kosovar Liberation Army. Has the former president committed war crimes? A special tribunal in The Hague is making its verdict today. By Andreas Herz.
The former President of Kosovo awaits his verdict for war crimes. The confirmed information available at this stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Hague court to deliver verdict in war crimes trial of Kosovo’s former President Thaci
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will learn his fate Wednesday when international judges at a court in The Hague deliver verdicts in his war crimes trial.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will learn on Wednesday whether he will go to jail for war crimes against Serbian and other opponents during the...
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On Wednesday, the INTERNATIONAL war crimes court will announce the verdict against former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci in the proceedings for crimes committed during the conflict in Kosovo in the late 1990s, in the fight for independence from Serbia.
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