Kosovo president indicted for war crimes while travelling to White House peace talks

Charges brought by Hague prosecutor capsize US bid to end tensions in the Balkans

Hashim Thaci
President Hashim Thaci at tribute ceremony to a late KLA commander earlier this year in Pristina
(Image credit: Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images)

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been indicted on ten counts of war crimes dating back to his country’s battle for independence from Serbia.

Thaci, who commanded the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and other former fighters are “criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders”, torture and enforced disappearances, according to a statement from an international prosecutor in The Hague.

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