{"id":"96867a35-ec56-4e48-92eb-c9ee3e31afcf","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3367725/former-kosovo-president-thaci-gets-25-years-prison-war-crimes","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes","plainHeadline":"Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Hashim Thaci was found guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention.","He served as top commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1990s.","Convictions include 96 murders, 385 illegal detentions, 303 tortures, and 50 cruel treatments.","The court said he actively participated in and encouraged crimes.","Verdict sparked mixed reactions in Kosovo and Serbia amid ongoing tensions."],"topics":["Politics","Hardware"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T10:14:33.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T10:34:43.420Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a47ee8ca-a0e3-41fe-a438-8e9c28868eaa","storyId":"a47ee8ca-a0e3-41fe-a438-8e9c28868eaa","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/16/4f787d03-b3e6-4190-8414-1d235e70c197_08a47ca8.jpg?itok=fvXbEDNF&v=1789553671","author":"Reuters","dek":"Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday."}