A former British defense secretary has slammed the UK’s arms sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, saying they are using British weapons to suppress civilians.
According to a report published in the Guardian on Saturday, Sir John Stanley, who chairs the Commons committees on arms export controls, made the comments in a parliamentary debate on October 30.
During the debate Stanly said the British government had failed to come clean on a “significant change in policy” on arms sales to “countries of concern”.
According to recent figures, the British government sold over 95 million dollars (60 million pounds) worth of arms to these countries in 2014.
“The Government should apply significantly more cautious judgments when considering arms export license applications for goods to authoritarian regimes, which might be used for internal repression,” added Stanley. Full story...
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According to a report published in the Guardian on Saturday, Sir John Stanley, who chairs the Commons committees on arms export controls, made the comments in a parliamentary debate on October 30.
During the debate Stanly said the British government had failed to come clean on a “significant change in policy” on arms sales to “countries of concern”.
According to recent figures, the British government sold over 95 million dollars (60 million pounds) worth of arms to these countries in 2014.
“The Government should apply significantly more cautious judgments when considering arms export license applications for goods to authoritarian regimes, which might be used for internal repression,” added Stanley. Full story...
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