Sentencing of Bosnian-Serb leader highlights discord inside Bosnia-Herzegovina

The Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik is facing a year in prison for defying Bosnia-Herzegovina’s highest court. The separatist leader called last week’s verdict “nonsense.”

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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, Feb. 26, 2025.

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The Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik is facing a year in prison for defying Bosnia-Herzegovina’s highest court. The separatist leader called last week’s verdict “nonsense.” Deutsche Welle’s correspondent in the Balkans, Guy De Launey, reports on the long-standing tensions within Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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