{"id":83589,"date":"2026-03-29T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83589"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:58:08","slug":"former-hague-prosecutor-request-for-45-year-sentences-for-kla-commanders-unusual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-hague-prosecutor-request-for-45-year-sentences-for-kla-commanders-unusual\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Hague Prosecutor: Request for 45-Year Sentences for KLA Commanders Unusual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Geoffrey Nice, has described as unusual the request by the Specialist Prosecutor\u2019s Office for 45-year prison sentences for four former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.<\/p>\n<p>According to KosovoPress, Nice stated that he had not anticipated that after the conclusion of the ICTY\u2019s work, a new court would be established to investigate war crimes\u2014especially one focused on a single group.<\/p>\n<p>Nice, who served as lead prosecutor in the case against Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107, said that requests for such high sentences are unusual compared to previous practices. According to him, the charges against the accused do not appear to be at the same level as in some earlier Tribunal cases, where lower sentences were imposed.<\/p>\n<p>He also addressed the origins of the allegations, referring to the report drafted by Dick Marty, which raised claims about the involvement of Hashim Tha\u00e7i and others in serious crimes during and after the war.<\/p>\n<p>At the Specialist Chambers, several former KLA members are currently on trial, including Hashim Tha\u00e7i, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi, and Rexhep Selimi. Meanwhile, Pjet\u00ebr Shala has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, while Salih Mustafa received a 15-year sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Geoffrey Nice, has described as unusual the request by the Specialist Prosecutor\u2019s Office for 45-year prison sentences for four former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army. 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