US Seeks 30 Year Sentence For Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout

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U.S. Seeks 30 Year Sentence for Russian Arms Dealer

NEW YORK: -- The U.S. Justice Department has called for a sentence of 30 years imprisonment for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, his lawyer Albert Dayan said, ahead of sentencing on April 5.

“The Justice Department recommended the New York District Judge Shira Scheindlin give Viktor Bout 30 years in prison," Dayan said. "Viktor had refused to meet the department's employees before they made their decision. Everything he wants to say, he will say personally to the judge,” he added.

“The judge will have to consider three offers. We hope that the court will take the defense side. The judge could hear and see everything and she had the possibility to see the obvious thing for us, the claims have not been proved,” Dayan said.

The judge has the right to drop the charges against Bout or order a new trial instead of sentencing Bout, he said.

Full story: http://en.rian.ru/ru.../172548974.html

-- RIANOVOSTI 2012-04-02

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Bout case is built on so-called 'wrongful prosecution.' If this is not admitted in Bout’s case, then the term that exists in the American legal system loses its meaning,” Dayan said.

Interesting case & one wonders if it will set a precedent.

Will other countries be wrong if they then capture arms dealers of various Nationalities & issue the same

charges? They sold arms knowing they would be used to kill citizens of *their* country?

How far up the chain can you go? The arms manufacturer built guns knowing they would be sold

to kill X Nationality?

At the of the day...as always....there is money to be made supplying tools of the trade.

Who are the largest arms dealers in the world? Are their customers always righteous?

Probably not............

No at the end of the day the user of any tool is responsible for how the tool is used.

Not the manufacturer nor the salesperson who built/sold them.

Edited April 2, 2012 by flying

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Give yourselves a 30 year sentence will you are at it.

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One way to get rid of competition.