# Former Kosovo President Thaci convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 25 years

https://mins.news/en/video/62229

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-17 07:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phoc04o9mxw

> An EU-backed court in The Hague convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on four war-crimes counts linked to Kosovo’s war for independence from Serbia. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison, drawing crowds to the city on Wednesday.

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