Relhor mine components for the Iran–Iraq War
Goods category: Unclear: mine components; the exact products and the War Materiel Act and Goods Control Act classification at the time are not documented.
According to Beobachter, La Chaux-de-Fonds-based Relhor exported mine components to Italy that were reportedly used in the Iran–Iraq War. Landmine Monitor 1999 confirms Relhor’s manufacture of delay devices for anti-personnel mines.
Effect of the proposed War Materiel Act revision
Under the new Article 22b, the Federal Council could depart from all the licensing criteria in Article 22a under vaguely defined ‘exceptional circumstances’. The public would not have to be informed. For Italy, as a current Annex 2 state, Article 22a paragraph 2bis would remove the exclusion criterion based on participation in an armed conflict and make approval the rule. The Federal Council could refuse a licence only in exceptional cases.
Countries
ItalyConflicts
Companies
Time period
Exports before 1995; reported use in the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War
Sources
- Beobachter, 12.05.1995: Werner Catrina, «Perfide Killer, als Spielzeug getarnt» (eingereichter Archivtext)
- Landmine Monitor Report 1999, Switzerland, Abschnitt «Production» (bei Human Rights Watch): Herstellung von Minenkomponenten durch Relhor