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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci has been convicted of war crimes in The Hague, sentenced to 25 years for orchestrating murders, torture, and illegal detentions during the 1990s conflict — including the deaths of 96 political foes. Though he denied all charges and remained silent at sentencing, the tribunal found him directly responsible for atrocities fueled by rumors, with victims often arrested and killed without due process. While prosecutors sought 45 years, judges dismissed six charges of crimes against humanity due to lack of evidence, but upheld the conviction for his role in a joint criminal enterprise aimed at consolidating power post-independence. Thaci retains the right to appeal, as Kosovo’s divided public reacts — some booing and protesting in Pristina, others still viewing him as a national hero — amid heightened tensions between Kosovo and Serbia over unresolved wartime legacies.

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