Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
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Bosnia Milorad Dodik Verdict FILE - Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik gestures during a news conference after Bosnian prosecutors ordered the detention of three top Bosnian Serb officials over a series of separatist actions, in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic, File) (Radivoje Pavicic/AP)
Bosnia Milorad Dodik Verdict FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik pose for a photo prior their talks in Kazan, the capital of Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) (Sergei Bobylev/AP)
Bosnia Milorad Dodik Verdict FILE - Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik speaks after a court sentenced him to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years over his separatist actions, during a rally in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic, File) (Radivoje Pavicic/AP)
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — An appeals court in Bosnia confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that 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.
The landmark ruling in Sarajevo came after a year-long trial that ended in February on charges that Dodik disobeyed the top international envoy overseeing peace in the country.
Dodik has repeatedly called for the separation of the Serb-run half of Bosnia to join neighboring Serbia, which prompted the former U.S. administration to impose sanctions against him and his allies. Dodik was also accused of corruption and pro-Russia policies.
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