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CONFLICT50m agoKosovo Marks Banjska Attack Anniversary as Main Suspects Remain FreePoliticians and relatives paid tribute to Kosovo police officer killed in September 2023 Banjska attack by an armed Serb gang, while the majority of the suspects remain at liberty, most likely in Serbia.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTSep 16Former president of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimesLe Monde [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protestsEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci Sentenced To 25 Years For War CrimesThe 58-year-old Thaci, and three other former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army who fought Serb forces in the 1998-99 war, was convicted on four counts of war crimes: illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture, and murder. Judge Charles Smith said the men, widely regarded as national heroes in Kosovo, had been engaged in a "common criminal purpose" that involved arbitrary detention of at least 385 people at locations in Kosovo and northern Albania under KLA control.RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16Hague Court Convicts Kosovo Liberation Army Leaders of War CrimesFormer Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three fellow ex-guerrilla leaders were given lengthy prison sentences for war crimes including arbitrary detention, torture and murder during the 1998-99 conflict.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTSep 16Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces Hague war crimes verdictA tribunal will rule if Hashim Thaci, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), committed war crimes during the war of independence with Serbia.DW News [en]
CONFLICTSep 4Kosovo Charges Serbian Security Officers Over Jashari Compound MassacreKosovo has filed charges against Serbian security officers regarding the Jashari Compound Massacre. This marks a significant legal development related to past conflict and accountability.balkaninsight.com