Former Argentine President Indicted The Associated Press Jul 4, 2001 : 9:40 am ET

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Former President Carlos Menem was indicted and ordered to stand trial by a federal judge on Wednesday as part of an investigation into illegal arms sales by his government during the 1990s, court officials said.

Federal Judge Jorge Urso charged Menem with heading an "illicit organization" that funneled arms to Croatia in 1991 and Ecuador in 1995, despite international arms embargoes on both nations. Menem, who has been under house arrest since being detained on June 7, was ordered to remain under custody.

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