His trial marks a potential tipping point for the divided Balkan nation, testing the weak central government's ability to hold a leading politician to account after he openly flouted the country's peace deal and court system.
Dodik is charged with refusing to comply with decisions handed down by Bosnia's High Representative, Christian Schmidt, the top international envoy who oversees the 1995 Dayton agreement.
Dodik, president of the Bosnian Serb statelet of Republika Srpska (RS), pushed through... Читать дальше...