{"id":82906,"date":"2026-02-16T14:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82906"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:03:47","slug":"thacis-son-in-tears-while-watching-his-father-journalist-the-gesture-made-by-former-kla-leaders-when-entering-the-courtroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/thacis-son-in-tears-while-watching-his-father-journalist-the-gesture-made-by-former-kla-leaders-when-entering-the-courtroom\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTha\u00e7i\u2019s son in tears while watching his father,\u201d journalist: The gesture made by former KLA leaders when entering the courtroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Journalist Flogert Mu\u00e7a shared this Monday, during an online connection with Euronews Albania\u2019s news edition hosted by Thimi Samarxhiu, his impressions from the courtroom in The Hague, where former leaders of the KLA are being tried.<\/p>\n<p>Mu\u00e7a said he noticed Tha\u00e7i\u2019s son in tears and also described the gesture made by the former KLA leaders when they entered the courtroom, greeting those present with smiles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat struck me the most was that while the prosecutor or the defense lawyers were speaking, Tha\u00e7i\u2019s son kept his eyes constantly on his father, and his eyes were filled with tears. 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