Inquiry coincides with case where protestors were acquitted for blocking DSEI arms event after judge ruled they had acted to prevent illegal tradingMPs will scrutinise British weapons fairs after a judge ruled final week that there was “clear,credible evidence” that criminal wrongdoing has occurred at the UK’s largest arms event.
A court on Friday dismissed charges against protesters who blocked the road outside the Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), after they argued that they acted to discontinue greater crimes being committed using weapons bought in the UK.
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Source: theguardian.com