Pjeter Shala was found guilty in 2024 of war crimes, including torture, murder, and arbitrary detention during the 1998-99 Kosovo uprising. His original sentence of 18 years was reduced to 13 years by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers tribunal following an appeal. The judges upheld his war crimes convictions but reversed others related to some victims due to his lack of command responsibility for certain acts. The tribunal emphasized the gravity of the crimes despite the sentence reduction.
Shala was found guilty of torture, murder and arbitrary detention at a makeshift prison during the 1998-99 Kosovo uprising against Serbia.
The tribunal said Shala's original sentencing was 'out of reasonable proportion to comparable cases.'
Judges confirmed convictions for war crimes involving some victims while reversing several convictions for torture and arbitrary detention in relation to others.
The reduction in his sentence in no way suggests that the crimes for which he has been convicted and sentenced are not grave.
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