US EditionAppeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, AUG 1 – The court cited Dodik's separatist actions and pro-Russia stance, imposing a one-year prison term and a six-year political ban amid rising ethnic tensions, officials said.
- An appeals court in Bosnia confirmed a one-year prison sentence and six-year political ban for Bosnian Serb president Milorad Dodik on August 1, 2025.
- The sentence followed Dodik's repeated calls to separate Republika Srpska and join Serbia, amid his clashes with the international peace envoy Christian Schmidt.
- The 1992-95 Bosnian war led to the Dayton Accords, which created two autonomous regions, including Republika Srpska, where Dodik holds power and which shares joint institutions with the federation.
- Dodik faces accusations of corruption, pro-Russian policies, and sanctions from the former U.S. administration while enjoying support from Serbia and Russian President Putin, who hosted him three times since February.
- Despite the court ruling and rising tensions, Dodik is unlikely to serve prison time soon, and his separatist stance continues to stoke instability in Bosnia.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic rejected on Saturday 2 August the conviction on appeal of the political leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, to one year's imprisonment and six years' ineligibility, considering that this decision led to an unprecedented crisis in the region.
Serbia Rejects Bosnian Serb Leader’s Jail Sentence, Hungary Weighs In
On Saturday, August 2nd, Serbia rejected a Bosnian appeals court ruling upholding a prison sentence for Milorad Dodik, the leader of Bosnia’s ethnic Serb entity, the Republika Srpska. In February, a court in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, sentenced Dodik to one year behind bars for defying rulings by the international envoy overseeing Bosnia’s 1995 peace accords. It also banned Dodik, who has not so far been arrested, from holding office for six…
Serbian President Vučić stands behind Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and does not want to recognise the sentence against him.
The Serbian National Security Council has adopted a decision not to recognize the conviction handed down to the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, by a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
The Bosnian Serb leader Dodik, after confirming a verdict against his person, declared that he did not accept the verdict.
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