23 June 2012

News Story: Opposition to tank sale to Indonesia continues, cabinet to rethink


A large majority of MPs remain opposed to the planned sale of surplus Leopard tanks to Indonesia in a €200m deal, the NRC reports on Friday.

The cabinet will now discuss the issue again, after MPs said during a debate they are not convinced that Indonesian democracy and human rights have been 'vastly improved', as claimed by foreign minister Uri Rosenthal.

'I have not heard one human rights expert say that exporting weapons is responsible,' GroenLinks MP Arjen El-Fassed is quoted as saying.

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