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| Kosovo President Thaci faces war crimes indictment | Kosovo President Thaci faces war crimes indictment |
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| Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been accused of war crimes by a special international prosecutor in The Hague. | Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been accused of war crimes by a special international prosecutor in The Hague. |
| Mr Thaci and nine others "are criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders", torture and enforced disappearances, the prosecutor said. | Mr Thaci and nine others "are criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders", torture and enforced disappearances, the prosecutor said. |
| The accusations - covering Kosovo's independence war against Serbia in 1998-1999 - have to be confirmed by a judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers before formal charges are announced. | The accusations - covering Kosovo's independence war against Serbia in 1998-1999 - have to be confirmed by a judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers before formal charges are announced. |
| Mr Thaci has denied all charges. | Mr Thaci has denied all charges. |
| In its announcement, the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO) said it had filed a 10-count indictment with the KSC "for the Court's consideration". | In its announcement, the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO) said it had filed a 10-count indictment with the KSC "for the Court's consideration". |
| "The Indictment is only an accusation. It is the result of a lengthy investigation and reflects the SPO's determination that it can prove all of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt," it said. | "The Indictment is only an accusation. It is the result of a lengthy investigation and reflects the SPO's determination that it can prove all of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt," it said. |
| Allegations of organ-trafficking against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) - the rebel movement that Mr Thaci led - were first set out by a former Hague war crimes prosecutor, Carla del Ponte in 2008. The EU-backed court was set up to investigate the claims. | Allegations of organ-trafficking against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) - the rebel movement that Mr Thaci led - were first set out by a former Hague war crimes prosecutor, Carla del Ponte in 2008. The EU-backed court was set up to investigate the claims. |
| Kosovo's government has angrily denied the allegations, calling them "baseless and defamatory" ahead of the publication of a report in 2010. | |
| Mr Thaci has been in power in Kosovo since the end of the war - most recently as president of Kosovo. | Mr Thaci has been in power in Kosovo since the end of the war - most recently as president of Kosovo. |
| The independence war in 1998-1999 cost more than 10,000 lives and only ended after a Nato air campaign. | The independence war in 1998-1999 cost more than 10,000 lives and only ended after a Nato air campaign. |
| Kosovo declared its independence in 2008, something Serbia still does not recognise. | Kosovo declared its independence in 2008, something Serbia still does not recognise. |
| Mr Thaci was due to travel to Washington DC for planned talks with Serbia's leadership in the White House on Saturday. | Mr Thaci was due to travel to Washington DC for planned talks with Serbia's leadership in the White House on Saturday. |