A soldier on guard in the Defence and Security Equipment International at the ExCeL centre in London
Torture equipment has been found on sale at Britain™s leading international arms fair in London, prompting calls for the event to be terminated.
Two companies exhibiting military-use products at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) show, were evicted from the ExCeL centre in London™s Docklands on Wednesday after human rights campaigners discovered they were selling leg irons and electric batons.
The organizers of DSEI have been criticized as they delayed authoritative action until Green Party MP Caroline Lucas lobbied the British government over the illegal nature of equipment on show by French firm MagForce International and Chinese company Tian Jin MyWay International Trading.
œ˜It™s frankly disgusting that items like this are being promoted at a supposedly legitimate trade event in Britain,” Lucas said.
œTime and again the organizers of the fair have shown they cannot guarantee exhibitors will remain within the law. The government is supposed to regulate this event and has shown startling complacency,” she added.
Peace activists and human rights campaigners have held demonstrations in front of the ExCeL centre since September 8 and intend to continue the ˜die-in™ protest until the exhibition ends on Friday or is shut down.
Activists say the DSEI show represents companies supplying weapons to some of the world™s most oppressive regimes.
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