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Kosovo court upholds 12-year war crimes conviction
Filed: Jul 03, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
Summary: Pristina Basic Court upheld Ekrem Bajrovic’s 12-year sentence in a retrial for war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians.
WHO: Pristina Basic Court
WHAT: Upheld Ekrem Bajrovic’s guilty verdict and 12-year prison sentence for war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians.
WHEN: Jul 03, 2026 at 6:53 AM ET
WHERE: Istog/Istok, Kosovo
WHY: The retrial upheld the same verdict issued in July 2024 for the May 1999 killings, beatings, and torture of ethnic Albanian civilians.
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