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.

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday sentenced Republika Srpska (RS) president Milorad Dodik to one year in prison, imposing a six-year ban on his political participation within the RS

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia on Wednesday sentenced Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years over his separatist actions.