The Hague sentences Kosovo ex-President Hashim Thaci to 25 years for war crimes | DW News

There have been protests in Kosovo after former President Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague. He was convicted of war crimes committed while serving as a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict, which was fought between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian insurgents seeking independence from Serbia. In Kosovo, many ethnic Albanians regard Thaci as a hero of the independence struggle.

00:00 Hashim Thaci found guilty of war crimes in The Hague

01:14 Kosovo and Serbia react to the verdict

03:04 Idro Seferi on tensions and protests in Kosovo

05:52 What was Hashim Thaci convicted of?

07:12 From Kosovo Liberation Army leader to Kosovo president

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