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Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of war crimes by a tribunal. The conviction relates to his actions as a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1990s conflict with Serbia. Thaçi was found responsible for the murder of 96 political opponents, as well as torture and illegal detention of hundreds of others. AI

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Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes

    Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was found guilty of ‌war crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday. Thaci, 58, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes committed as top commander of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo …

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