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Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Commander Salih Mustafa (R) appears for the first public hearing before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, in The Hague, The Netherlands, 09 June 2021. Photo: EPA/SEM VAN DER WAL

Hague Court Upholds 15-Year Sentence for Kosovo’s ‘Commander Cali’

Judges in The Hague have upheld the 15-year jail sentence handed down to former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Salih Mustafa for war crimes.

Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Commander Salih Mustafa (R) appears for the first public hearing before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, in The Hague, The Netherlands, 09 June 2021. Photo: EPA/SEM VAN DER WAL

Hague Court Cuts Kosovo’s Commander Cali’s Sentence by Four Years

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers Appeal Panel reduced the prison sentence of former KLA commander Salih Mustafa for the crimes of arbitrary detention, torture and murder from 26 to 22 years.

Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Commander Salih Mustafa (R) appears for the first public hearing before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, in The Hague, The Netherlands, 09 June 2021. Photo: EPA/SEM VAN DER WAL

Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Ordered to Pay War Victims €207,000

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers said Salih Mustafa, who was convicted of war crimes including arbitrary detention, torture and murder, should pay compensation to some of the victims.


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