President of Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) Milorad Dodik speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/ File Photo
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The trial of Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik on charges of defying the rulings of an international peace envoy formally begun on Monday after delays due to his protests against judges he said were biased and other complaints.
Dodik´s legal team has repeatedly demanded delays of the trial for various procedural matters. His lawyer Goran Bubic on Monday requested that the newly-appointed judge in the case, Sena Uzunovic, also be exempted for alleged bias.
