Statement by Heckler & Koch regarding speculations on arms deliveries to Libya

31.08.2011
Heckler & Koch has not delivered any arms to Libya!

Heckler & Koch makes the following statement regarding arms deliveries to Libya:

At no point in time have there been shipments to Libya of the G36 rifle or any other HK-products through Heckler & Koch or its associated companies or organizations. Arms that have appeared in Libya were obtained illegitimately through channels unknown to Heckler & Koch.

Heckler & Koch is a company that adheres to the laws and regulations of the Federal Republic of Germany. Heckler & Koch supplies the armed and police forces of both, NATO and non-NATO states, that are assessed as being politically dependable. The company does this in close cooperation with the German authorities and only after their authorization has been given. Heckler & Koch sees itself as a part of the security infrastructure of the free democratic world and operates on a solid legal basis.

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