Anger over Thaçi war crimes sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU mission

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Anger over Thaçi war crimes sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU mission

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Following the Kosovo Specialist Chambers' guilty verdict against former president Hashim Thaçi for war crimes, protests erupted outside the EU mission in Prishtina, reflecting tensions and unrest in Kosovo. The ruling involved charges of murder, torture, and illegal detention.

Thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting an acquittal dispersed in silence after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found the former president guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention, with some clashing with riot police outside the EU mission.

World Security Conflict Politics Kosovo Hashim Thaçi war crimes protests EU mission Prishtina

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