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Saturday 04 July 2015
Netzwerk Recherche gives its negative prize at Heckler & amp; Koch and “honored” to deal with the company’s critical press. The armourers, the allegations of spying by journalists of themselves – and rejects the prize with thanks .
The “Locked oyster”, the negative price of Journalists Netzwerk Recherche, has been awarded to the armaments company Heckler & amp; Cooking.
With this award, the association “probably the unprecedented use of a company with negative reporting”, as the chairman of the network, Julia Stone, said. Representatives of Heckler & amp; Koch had made representations to the President of the Military Counter-after media had also reported for weeks on the basis of confidential documents critical of the company and the weaknesses of the assault rifle G36. In a statement, which was read out of stone, pointed a spokesman for Heckler & amp; Cook the allegation that the company had tried to make spy journalists.
No answers to critical demand
In his “eulogy” said the freelance journalist and “Time” author Hauke Frederick, the medium-sized companies from Baden-Württemberg export weapons to countries where human rights are violated. Journalists are therefore particularly called upon to investigate this issue and to report.
Multiple media reports have led to prosecutor’s investigation. Heckler & amp; Koch give but no press conferences and interviews rarely. Critical questions are not welcome. A Munich law firm the company’s press representatives warn against false allegations of fact
2013 would have two high representatives of Heckler & amp. Cooking at MAD complained about adverse publicity on the basis of internal documents. “There are strong indications that the representatives of the gun manufacturer asked for the help of the secret to bust the informant of journalists to complicate the searchers so their work and ultimately to suppress critical reporting,” Friedrichs said.
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In its opinion on network research to Heckler & amp turned; Koch against the view that it had made an attempt to spying by media. The Company expressly welcomed an investigation into allegations by an independent body. “We are confident that such a clarification of the events will prove that Heckler & amp; Koch did not deserve the closed oyster,” wrote the company spokesman. The negative price would be therefore not accept.
The network research presents the award for 13 years. Last year was “Locked oyster” to the ADAC. Also, the world football governing body FIFA, the Catholic Church and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been considered. First “winners” in 2002 was the then Interior Minister Otto Schily.
Source: n-tv.de
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