From Deutsche Welle:A German businessman on trial for selling graphite to Iran to make rocket nozzles has admitted the offense.
At the opening of his trial on April 8, the 63-year-old businessman on trial for selling Iran 16 tons of graphite to make rocket nozzles initially rejected all 12 counts of the indictment.
However, in a statement read out by his lawyers, he has now admitted to the offense.
The man is accused of breaking laws preventing illicit arms exports by declaring the graphite exported from 2005 to 2007 to be low-grade. This would have avoided the need to apply for a government clearance which would almost certainly have been refused.
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My Comment: I suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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