Hashim Thaçi, Former President of Kosovo, Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for War Crimes
An international tribunal found the former head of state guilty of crimes committed during the 1990s conflict, including torture and murder.
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers, composed of international judges, have sentenced Hashim Thaçi to twenty-five years in prison for war crimes. The tribunal found the former president guilty of "unlawful arrest, torture, murder and cruel treatment."
These charges relate to alleged crimes committed during the armed conflict that devastated Kosovo in the 1990s, when the territory fought for its independence from Serbia.
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- Hashim Thaçi, ancien président du Kosovo, condamné à vingt-cinq ans de prison pour crimes de guerre commis dans les années 1990 — Le Monde — Une
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