12:30, May 26, 2012
A former associate of convicted arms smuggler Victor Bout and the chief witness in the trial against him was sentenced today to five years in prison. Among the charges that South African national Andrew Smulian pleaded guilty to in the Federal District Court in Manhattan were conspiracy to kill American citizens, aiding terrorists, and weapons smuggling.
He has already served more than four years in prison, which will count towards his sentence.
Smulian was instrumental in Bout's conviction, as it was his idea to undertake the business transaction that eventually got Bout arrested, and then was the primary witness against him.
Armenian News
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