Kosovo President Thaci faces war crimes indictment

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"Hashim Thaci has been president of Kosovo since 2016

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been accused of war crimes by a special international prosecutor in The Hague.

Mr Thaci and nine others "are criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders", torture and enforced disappearances, the prosecutor said.

The accusations - covering Kosovo's independence war against Serbia in 1998-1999 - have to be confirmed by a judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers before formal charges are announced.

Mr Thaci has denied all charges….."

"…..Allegations of organ-trafficking against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) - the rebel movement that Mr Thaci led - were first set out by a former Hague war crimes prosecutor, Carla del Ponte in 2008. The EU-backed court was set up to investigate the claims….."

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