Former Fiance of city Socialite ,Shanita Namuyimbwa alias Bad Black has been Charged with 12 Counts of breaching arms of embargoes.
British businessman, David Greenhalgh is being accused of engaging in illegal supply of arms to several countries.
David Greenhalgh rose to fame during his stay in Uganda Where he met and dated , and got engaged to Ugandan Socialite Bad Black but their relationship ended when the David accused Bad Black of stealing £ 2.5 million from their real estate company ,Daveshan Limited.
According to The SundayTimes UK, Greenhalgh appeared before Westminster Magistrates court on Wednesday last week and was subsequently charged with 12 Counts of breaching arms with Sale linked to some bloodest conflicts of past decades under the Export control order 2008.
This case is considered to be one of the most significant prosecutions of unlawful arms deals to be brought before a British court.
The allegations stem from a seven – year investigation conducted by HM Revenue & Customs into suspected violation of arms embargo.
The prosecution led by Alistair Dickson told the court that Mr Greenhalgh is involved in brokering arms deals in breach if the embargo controls.
He was allegedly brokering the sales of military equipments including Russian fighter jets, air missile systems, and assault rifles to countries including Syira, Sudan and Libya.
He is suspected to have brokered the arms deals in years between 2009 and 2015 with war – torn countries to which he supplied a range of military – grade equipment.
According to the British newspaper, the aviation expert from Croydon ,South London , allegedly accessed and supplied the equipment for over a decade.
Furthermore, Greenhalgh is accused of being involved in the sale if combat aircraft, air – defence weapon system , missile launch system, Ak47 assault rifles ,9MM pistols along with a total of 461,000 rounds of ammunition ,rocket – propelled grenades and mortars to unidentified countries in 2014 and 2015.
Christos Farmakis, a 46-year-old international corporate financier residing in Greece with a home in Surbiton, southwest London, is facing 14 similar charges. These charges include alleged involvement in the supply of 5,000 9mm pistols and 100 tonnes of ammunition to Syria.
During the court proceedings, Farmakis expressed his belief that he was not guilty and should not have been charged with these offenses.
Both Greenhalgh and Farmakis have been granted bail and are scheduled to appear at Southwark Crown Court on June 26. Greenhalgh chose not to provide any comments as he left the court today.
