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5/ Although Piexon claims that the pepper-pistol is ‘safer than a Taser’, this equipment is no less lethal. Daniel Graf, the spokesperson of Amnesty International Switzerland, has pointed out that both of the weapons are equally dangerous.
6/ Regrettably, the Swiss Gov’s vetting of export permits based on human rights abuses has proven to be insufficient. In 2014, the Swiss parliament lifted arms export restrictions, allowing arms export to countries which ‘violate human rights in a systematic manner.’
7/ Swiss-made weapons have found their way to autocratic regimes, where they deployed to suppress protests & insurgencies. In 2014, Swiss-made sniper rifles were used to gun down civilians in Kiev’s Maidan square during the Ukrainian Revolution.
8/ While Saudi Arabian military used Swiss-made APCs to crack down on Bahrain protests......With Beijing tightening its grip on HK amidst the Covid-19 crisis, who can guarantee that we won’t be seeing Swiss assault rifles next, found in the hands of HKPolice hunting down HKers?
9/ Sales of crowd-control equipment to HK police must end. The free world must work together to stop extensive human rights abuses by cops backed by Communist China. Pressure your local government to sanction Beijing. Say no to a communist Hong Kong.
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