Saturday, December 02, 2017

European Parliament calls for arms embargo against Saudi Arabia...

Members of the European Parliament have voted overhwelmingly to reaffirm its call for a European-wide embargo against Saudi Arabia, and a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Yemen. The Parliament originally voted to support an arms embargo on 25 February, 2016.

The vote is not legally binding, but it sends a strong message to member states that have continued to arm Saudi Arabia despite the humanitarian crisis that has been inflicted on Yemen.

Despite the humanitarian crisis, the UK government has continued to arm and support the Saudi regime. Since the ongoing bombardment began in 2015, the UK has licensed £4.6 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, including:

£2.7 billion worth of ML10 licences (aircraft, helicopters, drones)
£1.9 billion worth of ML4 licences (grenades, bombs, missiles, countermeasures)
£572,000 worth of ML6 licences (armoured vehicles, tanks)

Andrew Smith of Campaign Against Arms Trade said: "The European Parliament has sent a clear, strong and unambiguous message to governments like the UK, that have been utterly complicit in the destruction of Yemen. Full story...

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