A New York court has again postponed the sentencing of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout until April 5, on a request from his defense team, Vesti.ru said.
This is the third sentencing delay for Bout. The sentencing was initially scheduled for February 8, then for March 12 and was subsequently rescheduled for March 28.
Bout, who has denied all charges against him, faces from 25 years to life in prison.
The 45-year-old former Russian military officer, known as the Merchant of Death, was arrested in Thailand in March 2008 during a sting operation led by U.S. agents and extradited to the United States in November 2010 after spending more than two and half years in Thai prisons.
On November 2 last year, the jury of the Federal District Court of New York unanimously found Bout guilty of conspiring to kill U.S. officials and citizens, of acquiring and intending to use anti-aircraft missiles and providing support to terrorists.
