FILE - Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, top left, appears before the Kosovo Tribunal as he defends himself against charges including murder, torture and persecution allegedly committed during his country

FILE - Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, top left, appears before the Kosovo Tribunal as he defends himself against charges including murder, torture and persecution allegedly committed during his country

A European Union-backed court convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of war crimes committed during his country’s war for independence from Serbia and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.

(Image credit: Koen van Weel)

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