Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi headed a mafia-style organized crime ring in the late 1990s that engaged in assassinations, beatings, organ trafficking and other crimes, says a report. It also accused Western powers of complicity in ignoring crimes dating back to the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kosovos-pm-linked-to-trade-in-human-organs-2160629.html Kosovo's PM linked to trade in human organs.] By Rob Hastings and Vesna Peric Zimonjic in Belgrade.</ref>
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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi headed a mafia-style organized crime ring in the late 1990s that engaged in assassinations, beatings, [[organ harvesting]] and other crimes, says a report. It also accused Western powers of complicity in ignoring crimes dating back to the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kosovos-pm-linked-to-trade-in-human-organs-2160629.html Kosovo's PM linked to trade in human organs.] By Rob Hastings and Vesna Peric Zimonjic in Belgrade.</ref> Thaçi resigned to face [[war crime]] charges ath the [[International Crtiminal Court]] in The Hague. Thaçi and other politicians were accused of murder, enforced disappearances, persecution, and torture of Serbs.