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Verdict due for former Kosovan leader

ICC due to deliver a verdict in war crimes case of Ramush Haradinaj, amidst risk of ethnic tensions.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2012 08:59

Ramush Haradinaj, the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army and a onetime prime minister, was first charged with war crimes during Kosovo's war of Independence in 2005.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to deliver a verdict which will decide if he will walk free or is destined to prison as a convicted war criminal.

Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood reports.

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