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Jury to Begin Deliberations in Victor Bout Case (TalkleftThePoliticsOfCrime)

The prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments Monday in the trial
of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, accused of agreeing with pretend FARC
members to sell weapons to be used against the U.S. in Colombia. The elaborate
DEA sting began in Curacao, continued in Denmark, Russia, Denmark, Romania,
Moscow, and culminated in Thailand. The heart of the defense argument:

> Mr. Dayan's core argument was that Mr. Bout had humored the supposed FARC
representatives' interest in weapons, and even encouraged it, in an attempt to
sell two cargo planes that he intended to persuade the men were necessary for
the delivery of the weapons. Mr. Dayan emphasized that Mr. Bout never actually
believed the men were members of FARC and said his client was "acting out"
throughout their dealings; a weapons deal, Mr. Dayan said, was never agreed
upon, nor did Mr. Bout ever plan on delivering any military equipment.

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> Mr. Dayan said that by the time of his arrest, Mr. Bout had made the
transition from a legal arms-dealing trade to other business opportunities,
like real estate, and the defense lawyer seemed to blame the fiasco on Mr.
Smulian, Mr. Bout's former associate. ...

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Alex from Moscow Russia, Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Training Highlight reel, Thailand

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