The lawyers of the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, this morning submitted an appeal to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina against the first-instance verdict sentencing him to one year in prison, Raport has learned.
The appeal was submitted by Dodik’s lawyer, Goran Bubić.
On February 26, the Court of BiH handed down a first-instance verdict finding Milorad Dodik guilty of failing to implement the decisions of the High Representative and sentenced him to one year in prison, along with a six-year ban on performing the duties of the President of Republika Srpska, starting from the day the verdict becomes final.
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In the same case, acting director of the “Official Gazette” of Republika Srpska, Miloš Lukić, was acquitted of the charges.
According to Raport’s sources, Dodik’s lawyers are seeking a full acquittal. Dodik had previously stated that he would not file an appeal, as he does not recognize the Court or the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH.
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