The Special Court in The Hague has announced the verdict regarding the four former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi has been found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Specialist Chambers in The Hague.
The trial panel found him criminally responsible for crimes including murder, torture, cruel treatment and unlawful detention, committed during the war in Kosovo.
Meanwhile, Kadri Veseli has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the Specialist Chambers in The Hague.
The trial panel found Veseli guilty of war crimes, including unlawful or arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture, and unlawful killing.
Rexhep Selimi has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Specialist Chambers in The Hague.
The trial panel found Selim guilty of war crimes, including cruel treatment, torture, and unlawful killing.
And Jakup Krasniqi was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Krasniqi is found guilty of war crimes, including arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture and unlawful killings.
The prosecution had requested a sentence of 45 years in prison for each of the 4 former KLA leaders, while after the court's decision, the sentence of the four leaders increased to 81 years in prison combined.
