Five former employees of the arms company Heckler & Koch should have been used for illicit shipments of weapons to Mexican Unrest. The regional court of Stuttgart sentenced two of the defendants to penalties of probation. Heckler & Koch to pay 3.7 million Euro fine. the
In the trial of five former employees of the weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch, two defendants have been sentenced to probation penalties. In addition, the Stuttgart regional court imposed on the company a fine in the amount of 3.7 million euros.
were The former employees of the defense group, more than a dozen commercial band and moderate violations of the weapons control act has been accused of: From 2006 to 2009, the accused would be delivered in 16 cases, almost 4500 assault rifles and sub-machine guns, ammunition and accessories to the value of 4.1 million Euro in several agitation-regions of Mexico, where the weapons must not be exported.
Since may of last year, had been negotiated at the regional court Stuttgart. In their plea, the prosecution had demanded two prison sentences of up to 33 months, a suspended sentence and two acquittals. The defender pleaded not guilty.
On Thursday sentenced a former employee at to 17 months, and a former employee to 22 months imprisonment on probation. The woman is supposed to do according to the judgment, in addition, 250 hours of community service, the man must pay a fine of 80 000 Euro. Three other defendants – two former Directors and a former sales Manager, were acquitted.
The company Heckler & Koch itself has to pay a 3.7 million Euro penalty. The company from upper village meets with an annual turnover of around 200 million euros in hard.
