Economy
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
The small arms manufacturer Sig Sauer is not exactly squeamish when it comes to business. Now tell the media: The company tried apparently not even an authorization and exported thousands of guns to the crisis area Iraq .
The well-known German small arms manufacturer Sig Sauer said to have come in 2005, 5000 illegal guns in Iraq after media reports. A permit for the weapon exports have not given it, NDR, WDR and “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported, citing internal documents from the company. Some weapons therefore came later apparently in the hands of classified as a terrorist organization by the West Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
According to research by NDR, WDR and “SZ” the alleged delivery of 9mm weapons across the US was -Schwesterfirma, the former SIGARMS, settled. In December 2004, therefore, the purchase authority of the U.S. military had ordered 5,000 pistols at SIGARMS, which were intended for the Iraqi army. SIGARMS should have passed this order to the German Sig Sauer in Eckernförde.
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The details of the three media said Sig Sauer apparently knew of the destination of the weapons. Sig Sauer but I did not even try to get a permit for direct export to Iraq. On request from NDR, WDR and “SZ” Sig Sauer wanted in Eckernförde reportedly “due to the ongoing investigation” give any information.
Only the beginning of July, the three media reports, such as the German weapons manufacturer apparently the authorities have deceived to deliver on the USA illegal guns to Colombia. Sig Sauer also is suspected to have come without the necessary permits weapons to Kazakhstan. The Kiel office is investigating. Suspicion of unreliability Sig Sauer is currently subject to an export ban.
Source: n-tv.de
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