# Shock and anger in Kosovo as former president convicted

https://mins.news/en/item/61269

- DW, 2026-09-16 15:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/shock-and-anger-in-kosovo-as-former-president-convicted/a-79294916?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Hague conviction of former President Hashim Thaci and former KLA leaders Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi for war crimes triggered shock and disappointment across Kosovo. Crowds in Pristina called for justice and backed the men, while some tried to damage the EU rule-of-law mission’s perimeter wall before police intervened. Kosovo’s leaders denounced the verdict as unjust and unacceptable.

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