Bangladesh, June 27 -- In a move raising fresh questions about the United Kingdoms commitment to curbing global arms trafficking, British authorities have quietly removed Slobodan Tešić, a notorious Serbian arms dealer, from their sanctions list-despite his continued designation by the United States as a key player in illicit arms sales. The delisting, reported by Serbias investigative journalism outlet KRIK, has sparked international criticism and renewed scrutiny of the murky intersection between politics, corruption, and the global weapons trade.

Tešić, often described as one of the most powerful arms brokers in the Balkans, was sanctioned by the UK in December 2022. The measures followed allegations that he bribed...