British arms sales to Saudi Arabia were unlawful because they did not properly consider whether the weapons would be used to commit 'serious violations of international humanitarian law,' the UK Court of Appeal ruled
London British arms sales to Saudi Arabia were unlawful because they did not properly consider whether the weapons would be used to commit"serious violations of international humanitarian law," the UK Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.
The ruling will not halt British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which is deeply involved in the civil war in Yemen, but it does mean the British government"must reconsider the matter," the court ruled.It is a victory for anti-arms trade campaigners concerned about the cost to civilian lives caused by British bombs and fighter jets sold to the Saudis, including the Campaign Against Arms Trade , which brought the case and hailed the ruling.
How US arms end up in the wrong hands in Yemen 10:10Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir said at a news conference in London that the court decision was about procedures to do with licensing,"not any wrongdoing by us.""It had more to do with process than actual substance, there was no guilt found [of Saudi]," al-Jubeir added, calling it"an internal matter for the United Kingdom.
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