BUENOS AIRES: Former Argentine president Carlos Menem was convicted on Friday of orchestrating arms smuggling while in office.
The Appeals Court issued a guilty verdict against the 82-year-old Menem, who ruled from 1989-1999, and his then-defense minister, Oscar Camilion, for the smuggling of 6,500 tons of weapons and ammunition to Croatia and Ecuador.
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