Germany – earlier convictions for illegal arms exports upheld

Further to an earlier post, the German Federal Court of Justice has today upheld an earlier conviction of two individuals and a company for unlawful exports of assault rifles to Mexico.

The company, Heckler & Koch, had appealed the earlier judgment and the confiscation of its gross profits from the sales. The two convicted individuals had also appealed.

The Federal Court has upheld the earlier judgment finding that the company had falsified export licence applications to mask the final destination for the weapons.

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