Kosovo President Meets War Crimes Prosecutors to Discuss Charges Against Him

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci speaks to members of the media before being interviewed by war crimes prosecutors after being indicted by a special tribunal, in The Hague, Netherlands on July 13, 2020. Eva Plevier/Reuters

THE HAGUE—Kosovo President Hashim Thaci arrived in The Hague on Monday for a meeting with prosecutors who last month indicted him for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during Kosovo’s 1998-99 uprising against repressive Serbian rule.

Before entering the Specialist Chamber set up in 2015 to handle cases of war crimes during the revolt that eventually led to independence for Kosovo, Thaci told reporters he stood for “truth, reconciliation, and peace”.