# Kosovo’s former president sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

https://mins.news/en/item/60977

- The Guardian, 2026-09-16 13:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/kosovo-former-president-hashim-thaci-jailed-war-crimes

> Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Hague tribunal for war crimes, including dozens of murders committed while he was a senior Kosovo Liberation Army commander during the late-1990s war. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers also convicted him and three other former commanders over murder, torture, cruel treatment and unlawful detention. Thaçi may appeal.

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