Menem to go on trial for arms deals

Former Argentinian President Carlos Menem was indicted for illegal arms deals today and ordered to stand trial by a federal judge.

Menem to go on trial for arms deals
Wed, 04 Jul, 2001 - 15:54

Former Argentinian President Carlos Menem was indicted for illegal arms deals today and ordered to stand trial by a federal judge.

Judge Jorge Urso charged Menem with heading an ‘‘illicit organisation’’ that funnelled arms to Croatia in 1991 and Ecuador in 1995, despite international arms embargoes on both nations.

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