Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has resigned from office, announcing that a special court at The Hague is indicting him for war crimes, writes BBC.
There was no immediate confirmation from The Hague. But a special prosecutor submitted accusations in June covering Kosovo’s 1998-9 independence war against Serbia. Thaci denies any wrongdoing.
His decision comes hours after veteran Kosovo politician Jakup Krasniqi was arrested and taken to the Hague.
Krasniqi, a 69-year-old former spokesman for the Kosovo Liberation Army who is also a former Kosovo president, was detained in a raid on his home by EU police. He faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.