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Dodik’s Prison Sentence Commuted to Fine
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national Court has approved a request from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to replace his one-year prison sentence with a financial penalty. Dodik is the President of Republika Srpska (RS), Bosnia’s Serb-majority entity, and was first convicted in relation with his implementation of laws by-passing Constitutional Court décisions in RS, despite orders…
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Bosnia Revokes Dodik’s Presidency
On August 6, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina—the country’s top electoral authority, responsible for organizing elections and enforcing electoral and transparency laws—revoked the mandate of Milorad Dodik as President of Republika Srpska (RS), Bosnia’s Serb-majority entity. This action follows the confirmation in August of Dodik’s one-year prison sentence and subsequent six-year prohibition…
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Bosnia’s Court Upholds Dodik’s Prison Sentence; Dodik Defies Verdict
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national Court has upheld the one-year prison sentence and six-year ban on holding office for Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska–Bosnia’s Serbia-majority entity–following the appeal court’s confirmation of the conviction The ruling stems from Dodik’s defiance of decisions made in July 2023 by Bosnia’s High Representative, Christian Schmidt, who had blocked…
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Dodik Defies Bosnian State Court
President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik has confirmed he will not appeal his conviction by the Sarajevo-based Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and will not attend a scheduled court session next week. In February, the Court of BiH sentenced Dodik to one year in prison and banned him from holding political office for…