Peace
campaigners have exposed the cozy relationship between the British
government and the nation’s arms dealers by publishing details of
meetings between weapons manufacturers and public officials.
According to
data analyzed by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), the Defence and
Security Organization (DSO) has had more than 1,000 meetings with
industry representatives since 2010.
CAAT now
suggests there is a “revolving door” between the British
government and arms & security industries.
The group
highlighted the case of current Leicestershire police and crime
commissioner, Baron Willy Bach, who moved from the Ministry of
Defence (MoD) procurement department to the directorship of aerospace
and cybersecurity firm Leonardo-Finmeccanica shortly after he left
the government in 2005.
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