SARAJEVO Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Appeals Panel of the Court on Friday upheld a one-year prison sentence and a six-year ban on holding political office for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, confirming a February verdict that found him guilty of defying decisions of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). The final decision opens the way for the Central Election Commission to implement the verdict, which could result in Dodik’s removal from office and the scheduling of an early