Ex-US Judge Says Bout Was Arrested In Sting Op For A Crime He Wasn’t Looking To Commit
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Ex-US Judge Says Bout Was Arrested In Sting Op For A Crime He Wasn’t Looking To Commit
Ex-US Judge Says Bout Was Arrested In Sting Op For A Crime He Wasn’t Looking To Commit
NEW YORK CITY (Sputnik) – Former District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, who presided over Viktor Bout’s trial, told Sputnik she still believes… 13.12.2022, Sputnik International
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Judge Scheindlin sentenced Bout to 25 years in prison in the United States in 2012 for conspiring to supply Colombian rebels with weapons to kill Americans. Later, the retired judge said Bout “had a tough case” and that 10 years would have been a “fair sentence”. “It’s still true. I thought he received a very severe sentence, because it was a crime that he was. He did not approach the Colombian terrorist organization. They did not approach him, ” Scheindlin said, when asked if she had changed her mind. At the time, Bout was “not in the arms business and he was not looking to do business with a terrorist organization,” added the retired judge. She noted that given this “unique circumstance,” she would have given a shorter sentence if she could. At the same time, she disagreed that he would be makes sense to give Bout less than 10. Last week, the United States released Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner, who was sentenced earlier this year to nine years in prison in Russia for smuggling oil of cannabis in the country.
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NEW YORK CITY (Sputnik) – Former District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, who presided over Viktor Bout’s trial, told Sputnik she still believes the 25-year sentence imposed on the businessman Russian was very harsh, because he was arrested during an American sting operation. for a crime he did not seek to commit.
Judge Scheindlin sentenced Bout to 25 years in prison in the United States in 2012 for conspiring to supply Colombian rebels with weapons to kill Americans. Later, the retired judge said Bout “had a tough case” and that 10 years would have been a “fair sentence”.
“It’s still true. I thought he was sentenced very harshly, because it was a crime he was not seeking to commit. He was approached by the undercover agents. He did not approach the Colombian terrorist organization. They didn’t approach him,” Scheindlin said, when asked if she had changed her mind.
“It was put in place by the government of the United States. They were ready to do it [sell weapons] so it’s not a trap. But he wasn’t trying to do it. He did not seek to commit this crime. Unlike an active drug dealer, for example. And then there is a shot where an agent buys drugs, it’s different, because he already sells them every day,” explained the retired judge.
At that time, Bout was “not in the arms business and he was not looking to do business with a terrorist organization,” the retired judge added. She noted that given this “unique circumstance” she would have given a shorter sentence if she could.
At the same time, she disagreed that it would make sense to give Bout less than 10 years.
Last week, the United States released Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner, who was sentenced earlier this year to nine years in prison in Russia for smuggling cannabis oil into the country.
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