The conviction of Kosovo's former president is unlikely to dramatically alter the country's security environment, but it could further complicate Kosovo-Serbia normalization and EU accession, as well as Pristina's relationship with European institutions. On Sept. 16, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) in The Hague convicted former Kosovo President and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, together with former senior Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) figures Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, of war crimes committed during the 1998-99 conflict with Serbia . Thaci was convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention and sentenced to 25 years in prison; Krasniqi received 25 years, Veseli 18 years and Selimi 13 years. Following the ruling, thousands of supporters gathered in Pristina, where demonstrators chanted Thaci's name and KLA-associated slogans, and some marched toward the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) headquarters.