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| London arms fair organisers eject two companies | London arms fair organisers eject two companies |
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| Two companies have been ejected from a UK arms fair for promoting illegal weapons, after an MP raised the issue. | Two companies have been ejected from a UK arms fair for promoting illegal weapons, after an MP raised the issue. |
| A spokesman for the DSEI event in London's Docklands said they were French firm Magforce International and Chinese company Tianjin Myway. | A spokesman for the DSEI event in London's Docklands said they were French firm Magforce International and Chinese company Tianjin Myway. |
| Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said the companies were promoting handheld projectile electric shock weapons, weighted leg cuffs and stun batons. | Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said the companies were promoting handheld projectile electric shock weapons, weighted leg cuffs and stun batons. |
| Organisers said HM Revenue and Customs enforced the law at the event. | Organisers said HM Revenue and Customs enforced the law at the event. |
| A spokesman said the two companies were "found with literature in breach of British law". | A spokesman said the two companies were "found with literature in breach of British law". |
| 'Enormously worrying' | 'Enormously worrying' |
| Ms Lucas, who raised the issue in the House of Commons, said: "I am very pleased that they have been ejected but I think it is enormously worrying that it takes a question in Parliament to make DSEI do their jobs properly. | Ms Lucas, who raised the issue in the House of Commons, said: "I am very pleased that they have been ejected but I think it is enormously worrying that it takes a question in Parliament to make DSEI do their jobs properly. |
| "One can have no confidence that the policy on selling illegal weapons is being upheld properly at all." | "One can have no confidence that the policy on selling illegal weapons is being upheld properly at all." |
| Organisers said the stands of the businesses involved were immediately shut down and their staff ejected from the event. | Organisers said the stands of the businesses involved were immediately shut down and their staff ejected from the event. |
| A spokesman said: "This action highlights our commitment to ensuring that all equipment, services, promotional material, documentation and anything else on display... complies with domestic and international law. | A spokesman said: "This action highlights our commitment to ensuring that all equipment, services, promotional material, documentation and anything else on display... complies with domestic and international law. |
| "Enforcing the law at DSEI is the responsibility of HMRC who have teams on site throughout the show for this purpose. | "Enforcing the law at DSEI is the responsibility of HMRC who have teams on site throughout the show for this purpose. |
| "The literature in question has been confiscated and passed to HMRC for further investigation. DSEI's compliance team is also looking into the matter further." | "The literature in question has been confiscated and passed to HMRC for further investigation. DSEI's compliance team is also looking into the matter further." |
| Magforce International said it "rejects all accusations of prohibited weapons and vigorously disputes the measures taken against the company by the organisers of DSEI exhibition". | |
| Tianjin Myway have not yet commented. |