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Kosovo president resigns over war crimes indictment
Thaci accused of murder, enforced disappearances, persecution
05 November, 12:38
(ANSA-AFP) - PRISTINA, 05 NOV - Kosovo President Hashim Thaci
resigned Thursday to face a war crimes court in The Hague, which
confirmed an indictment against him dating back to Kosovo's
1990s conflict with Serbia. "I will not allow under any
circumstances that I appear before court as the president of the
Republic of Kosovo. Therefore, in order to protect the integrity
of the office of the president and the country, as well as the
dignity of the citizens, I resign from the position of president
of the Republic of Kosovo," he told a press conference. Thaci,
who was political chief of Kosovo's rebel forces during the war,
was accused by prosecutors earlier this year of crimes including
murder, enforced disappearance of persons, persecution, and
torture. (ANSA-AFP).
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