Pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik sentenced for separatist actions
Milorad Dodik says he will not accept any conviction after his repeated calls for Serb-run part of Bosnia to join Serbia
A court in Bosnia has sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years over his separatist actions as tensions mount in the fragile Balkan state.
Wednesday’s landmark ruling in Sarajevo came after a year-long trial on charges that Dodik disobeyed the top international envoy overseeing peace in the country. The judgment becomes final after the expected appeal process.
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A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison
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