In November 2020, former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi was arrested and transferred to The Hague after an indictment was confirmed by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office. The case concerned alleged crimes during and around the 1998–99 conflict, including counts framed as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The KSC is a Kosovo court with international judges, seated in The Hague, created to prosecute allegations linked to the Kosovo conflict. The first appearance marked the start of a high‑profile process testing the region’s post‑conflict justice architecture.
This entry records the arrest/transfer and the institutional mechanism behind it.