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Arms Broker David Greenhalgh Sentenced to 16 Years

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  • British arms broker David Greenhalgh was sentenced to 16 years for illegal weapons sales.
  • Greek adviser Christos Farmakis received a concurrent 16-year sentence after being tried in absentia.
  • They supplied an ex-Ukrainian S-125 missile system to South Sudan between 2009-2016.
  • They provided fighter jets to Libya during the same period.
  • HMRC said they forged end-user certificates and paid foreign officials to conceal weapon destinations.