India, Sept. 16 -- During the late 1990s, Kosovo fought a war against Serbia for independence and eventually succeeded. But Hashim Thaci, the landlocked Baltic country's former president, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison over crimes that happened during the bitter war. Thaci's sentence has garnered mainly mixed reactions.

The Hague's International Tribunal Hands 25 Year Prison Sentence to Hashim Thaci for War Crimes

Hashim Thaci, the former President of Kosovo, has been given a 25-year prison term by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague following his conviction on four war crimes tied to the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict.

The court found that he bore criminal responsibility for murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary de...