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.
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague will deliver its verdict in the war crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three ex-KLA commanders.
- Prosecutors seeking 45-year prison sentences allege the four defendants held senior leadership roles with command responsibility for crimes including murder and torture during the 1998-99 conflict; the defense denies all charges, citing a lack of formal hierarchy.
- Supporters rallied in Pristina on September 12, 2026, displaying photos of the defendants with the inscription "Heroes of War and Peace." The court and Dutch police implemented special security measures ahead of the verdict due to announced potential protests.
- Agon Maliqi, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council, described the verdict as a "tectonic event" that could impact strained ethnic relations within Kosovo as emotions run high.
- The judgment represents a first-instance ruling, meaning both prosecution and defense retain the right to appeal. Legal proceedings could continue, potentially extending political uncertainty for Kosovo and delaying finality for victims and the accused.
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A full of international judges will deliver on Wednesday, in The Hague, a very expected verdict against former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, and three other senior Kosovo guerrilla leaders in the 1990s charged with war crimes, according to France Presse. More than three years after the start of this trial, the Chambers specializing in the ...
Hague court to deliver verdict in war crimes trial of Kosovo’s former President Thaci – WTOP News
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. Thaci is facing multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, torture and persecution alongside three other former leaders of the...
The verdict for the four former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army is expected on Wednesday, 16 September in The Hague, after a trial that goes far beyond the judicial framework. In the country, where the former guerrillas remain heroes, this special court has revived the wounds of the war.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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