Sabit Geci, Riza Alija, Haki Hajdari, Shaban Hoti and Sali Rexhepi
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CRIME LOCATION:
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DEFENDANTS:
Sabit Geci, Riza Alija, Haki Hajdari, Shaban Hoti and Sali Rexhepi
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COURT:
Kosovo, Court of Appeals in Pristina, District Court of Mitrovica
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DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:
March 14, 2011 until September 11, 2013
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UNIT:
Summary: Sabit Geci, Riza Alija, Haki Hajdari, Shaban Hoti and Sali Rexhepi, all former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army, were found guilty of war crimes in 1999. They were convicted of the maltreatment of civilian detainees at KLA-run detention camps in Kukes and Cahan, Albania. Geci was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Alija sentenced to 12 years, Hajdari sentenced to six years, Hoti sentenced to seven years and Rexhepi to five years.