Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci arrives for a news conference as he resigns to face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court, in Pristina, Kosovo, November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Laura Hasani
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, a wartime hero turned politician, was arrested and transferred to the detention center of the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Thursday to face charges of war crimes.
Thaci had resigned with immediate effect earlier in the day after learning that the tribunal had confirmed a war crimes indictment against him.
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