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As a top commander of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army during the chaotic secession from Serbia, Thaci committed harrowing crimes.
As per tribunal, he was guilty of murdering 96 political opponents.According to presiding judge Charles Smith, "The plan was as simple as it was harmful.
In particular, it entailed: setting up detention facilities in all areas controlled by the KLA; identifying individuals perceived as opposing the KLA; and arresting and detaining them and, if necessary, killing them,"Furthermore, the court found him guilty of illegally detaining 385 individuals, torturing 303, and subjecting 49 others to cruel treatment, none of whom were participating in hostilities.The judges stated that Thaci played an active role in encouraging these offenses….
Kosovo ex-president Hashim Thaci sentenced to 25 years in Hague war crimes trial September 16, 2026.
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