A court in New York has found the Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout guilty of conspiracy to sell weapons to what he believed were Colombian rebels prepared to kill Americans. Laura Trevelyan reports.
纽约一家法院认定俄罗斯军火商维克多·布特向准备杀害美国人的哥伦比亚叛军阴谋出售武器,Laura Trevelyan
Viktor Bout, the former Soviet military officer-turned-arms dealer nicknamed the Merchant of Death, showed no emotion as the jury delivered a unanimous verdict. Bout has been found guilty of trying to sell a massive weapons haul to people he thought were members of the Colombian rebel group Farc, who wanted the arsenal to kill Americans helping the Colombian government trying to stop Farc's cocaine trade.
维克多·布特是前苏联时期的一名军官,后来从事军火交易,绰号“死亡商人”。陪审团全体一致表决时,他毫不动色。布特涉嫌试图向他认为是哥伦比亚叛军组织(Farc)成员出售大规模武器,Farc试图用这些武器杀害美国人,这些美国人正帮助哥伦比亚阻止Farc的可可因交易。
In fact, the so-called Farc rebels were informants working for the US drug enforcement agency. Bout had pleaded not guilty, saying he was merely a legitimate businessman who wanted to sell cargo planes.
事实上,这个所谓的Farc叛军组织是为美国美国缉毒署工作的密探。布特否认有罪,声称自己只是出售运输机的合法商人。