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

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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci has been found guilty of war crimes by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal. On Wednesday, the 58-year-old was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes committed as a top commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the 1990s conflict. The tribunal determined he was responsible for the murder of 96 political opponents and perceived collaborators with Serbian security forces. Additionally, Thaci was convicted for the arbitrary illegal detention of 385 people, the torture of 303 individuals, and the cruel treatment of approximately 50 others. These convictions stem from his role during Kosovo's break from Serbia.

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He was also convicted for the arbitrary illegal detention of 385 people, torture of 303 people and cruel treatment of around 50.

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He was found guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and perceived collaborators by KLA forces.

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Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes committed as top commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).

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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention.

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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was found guilty of ‌war crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention by the Kosovo-war-crimes-tribunal" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="205143" data-entity-type="organization">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-liberation-army" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="205142" data-entity-type="organization">Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the territory’s violent break from Serbia in the 1990s.The tribunal said ⁠he was guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and perceived collaborators with ‌Serbian security forces by Kosovo-liberation-army" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="205142" data-entity-type="organization">Kosovo Liberation Army forces during the conflict.He was also convicted for the arbitrary illegal detention of 385 people, ‌torture of 303 people and cruel treatment of around 50.

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