Profile: Hashim Thaci, Former Kosovo President, Sentenced for War Crimes
A profile from Anadolu Agency traces the career of Hashim Thaci, the former Kosovo Liberation Army political leader who later served as prime minister and president before being sentenced for war crimes.
Hashim Thaci, a former president of Kosovo, has been sentenced for war crimes, according to a profile published by Turkey's Anadolu Agency.
Thaci rose to prominence as the political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), the armed group that fought against Serbian forces during the Kosovo War in the late 1990s, the report said.
According to the profile, Thaci went on to hold some of Kosovo's highest political offices. He served as prime minister at the time Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a declaration that has been recognized by a number of countries but remains disputed by Serbia and others.
He later became president of Kosovo, the report noted, before being sentenced for war crimes. The Anadolu Agency profile did not specify further details regarding the court, the date of the sentencing, or the length of the sentence handed down.
Thaci's political career has been closely tied to the broader history of Kosovo's independence movement and its aftermath, according to the report.
Sources
- PROFILE – Who is Hashim Thaci? Former Kosovo president sentenced for war crimes — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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