US director charged for trying to sell bombs to Kenya, Libya
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US director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security charged for trying to sell bombs to several countries including Kenya
US director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security charged for trying to sell bombs to several countries including Kenya.
On Tuesday, July 11, a co-director of a think tank based in Washington, DC, was accused of attempting to sell Chinese strike drones, aerial bombs, and rockets to a number of nations, including Kenya.
Gal Luft, an American citizen 57 years old and co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, was first arrested in February 2023 for offenses including having connections to China.
According to Reuters and other international news sources, Luft was accused of serving as an unregistered agent of China.
US prosecutors claim in court filings that Luft arranged the sale of weapons to a number of nations, including Kenya, China, Libya, and the United Arab Emirates.
According to reports, the dual citizen of the US and Israel attempted to sell Kenya explosives, strike drones, and missiles in 2016.
It was not immediately clear the top Kenyan officials that the think-tank director engaged in Kenya while brokering the deal.
The prosecution contends that while selling weapons made in the East Asian country, Luft sought to advance Chinese interests.
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Court documents claim that the suspect who was arrested on February 17 fled after he was released on bail.
The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, which is based in Washington DC, prides itself as a think-tank focused on energy and US security.
Strike drones, which the suspect tried to sell to Kenya, are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with military capabilities to conduct airstrikes and drop bombs in enemy territories.
The drones can also crash into enemy targets.
Countries that have extensively used UAV include the US, the UK, Israel, China, South Korea, Italy, and India among other military powers.
The Kenyan military and other law enforcement agencies like the police have drones but use them mostly for surveillance.
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