Bosnia Serb leader Dodik sentenced to prison for defying international peace envoy

FILE PHOTO: President of Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) Milorad Dodik attends a protest in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amel Emric/File Photo

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnia's state court on Wednesday convicted Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik for defying orders of an international peace envoy and sentenced him to one year in prison, the court said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ivana Sekularac; Editing by Edward McAllister)