
旧ユーゴスラビア・コソボ紛争を巡り、ハーグの特別法廷は16日、戦争犯罪に問われたコソボのサチ元大統領に禁錮25年の判決を言い渡した。KLA幹部だった被告らは96人の殺害や拷問などの刑事責任を認定された。
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1990年代末の旧ユーゴスラビア・コソボ紛争を巡る戦争犯罪裁判。被告らは当時、アルバニア系武装組織「コソボ解放軍(KLA)」の幹部であった。
【ブリュッセル時事】1990年代末の旧ユーゴスラビア・コソボ紛争を巡り、オランダ・ハーグの特別法廷は16日、戦争犯罪などに問われたコソボのサチ元大統領(58)に禁錮25年の判決を言い渡した。共に起訴された3人も同13~25年とした。検察は4人に禁錮45年を求刑していた。
4人は紛争当時、旧ユーゴからのコソボ独立を目指したアルバニア系武装組織「コソボ解放軍(KLA)」の幹部だった。特別法廷は、KLAに反対していると見なされた人々ら96人の殺害や、数百人の拘束、拷問などについて4人の刑事責任を認定。戦争犯罪4件で全員を有罪とした。
一方、被害者の多くはKLAへの反対などを理由に個別に標的にされており、人道に対する罪の成立要件を満たさないとして、同罪6件では全員を無罪とした。

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