Court sentences separatist Bosnian Serb president Dodik to one year in prison

Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik reads the ruling by the court (AP)

A court in Bosnia has sentenced pro-Russian Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years because of his separatist actions.

The landmark ruling by the court in Sarajevo came after a year-long trial against Dodik on charges that he disobeyed the top international envoy overseeing peace in the Balkan country.