The Hague court to deliver verdict for former Kosovo president, KLA commanders.

SHOTLIST: PRISTINA, KOSOVO (SEPT. 16, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF DAILY LIFE IN PRISTINA 2. KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY FLAGS IN STREET 3. KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY FLAGS ON VEHICLE 4. VARIOUS OF MOSQUE DECORATED WITH KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY FLAGS 5. PEOPLE WALKING IN STREET 6. KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY FLAGS HANGING DOWN ACROSS STREETPRISTINA, KOSOVO — SEPT. 16, 2026: Pristina awaits the court ruling on former Kosovo president and commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which is due to be announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague sought 45-year prison sentences for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three former senior commanders, Jakup Krasniqi, Kadri Veseli and Rexhep Selimi — over alleged war crimes. They are charged with crimes against humanity during and immediately after the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office said earlier that the four men bear individual and command responsibility for crimes committed against detainees at KLA-run detention sites in Kosovo and neighboring Albania. The indictment includes allegations of 102 killings, as well as unlawful detention, torture and persecution. Prosecutors argue that the gravity of the charges warrants a 45-year sentence for each defendant if convicted. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and its associated Specialist Prosecutor’s Office were established in 2011 in The Hague under Kosovar law. Made up of international judges and prosecutors, the court investigates and prosecutes war crimes allegedly committed in Kosovo between 1998 and 2000.