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Trial Begins for Men Accused of Arms Trafficking

4/14/2026

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  • David Greenhalgh and Christos Farmakis stand trial in London.
  • The trial at Southwark Crown Court began this week.
  • Both men pleaded not guilty.
  • Farmakis has not attended the trial and was appointed South Sudan's honorary consul to Greece and Cyprus.
  • Prosecutors say they used a Ugandan end-user certificate and planned arms shipments to Iran, Iraq, and Syria in breach of embargoes.