Argentine ex-president convicted of arms smuggling

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Former Argentine president Carlos Menem was convicted on Friday, March 8, of orchestrating arms smuggling while in office, a judicial source said.

The Appeals Court issued a guilty verdict against the 82-year-old Menem, who ruled from 1989 to 1999, and his then defense minister, Oscar Camilion, for the smuggling of 6,500 tons of weapons and ammunition to Croatia and Ecuador, the source said.

Sentencing will be done by another court. – Rappler.com