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crime2 years ago•3 min saved

Kosovo's ex-president Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes in The Hague trial.

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court in The Hague. The charges relate to the 1998-99 insurgency that led to Kosovo's independence from Serbia. Thaci and the other defendants, all former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, are accused of targeting political opponents, as well as minority ethnic Serbs and Roma, imprisoning hundreds across Kosovo in terrible conditions and murdering 102 of them. The trial is expected to last for years.

via Reuters|

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law-and-politics2 years ago•1 min saved

Former Kosovo President Thaci on Trial for War Crimes in The Hague

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, along with three other former KLA leaders, has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. The charges relate to crimes committed during the 1998 to 1999 armed conflict against Serbian forces, including persecution, imprisonment, torture, murder, and enforced disappearance of persons. Kosovo declared its independence in 2008, but Serbia has refused to recognise it. Thaci served as president from 2016, but resigned in 2020 following his indictment.

via Euronews|

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europe2 years ago•3 min saved

Kosovo's Former President Thaci Pleads Not Guilty in War Crimes Trial

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three other top members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) rebel group pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special tribunal in The Hague. Prosecutors allege that Thaci led a bloody campaign against opponents that resulted in more than 100 murders during the 1990s independence war against Serbia. The KLA enforced a brutal reign of imprisonment, torture, and killings to tighten their grip on power during and after the war.

via FRANCE 24 English|

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law-and-crime2 years ago•2 min saved

Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces war crimes trial in The Hague.

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants, all former close associates in the guerrilla Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), stand trial at a special court in The Hague for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia. Thaci was indicted in 2020 by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including persecution, murder, torture and forced disappearance of people, including after fighting ended. The trial is likely to be lengthy as prosecutors said in procedural conferences that they would need two years to present all its evidence.

via Reuters|

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