a judge Alicante decided temporary dismissal Y File, Archive from cases brought against those responsible for an Alicante company arrested last year police for dual-use goods smuggling. Those who are now acquitted were arrested in Alicante in the middle of last year for exporting to the country. Pakistantechnology that can be used without prior permission for military purposes For missile guidance systems as reported by the Police Headquarters.
Alicante’s Civil Court of First Instance No. Five authorized the Police to enter and register the three aforementioned industrial warehouses dedicated to the brokerage and export of autonomous navigation technologies for the drones used by the company. autopilots.
A lawsuit was requested by the prosecutor’s office. Investigation After the publication of technical reports from Alicante confirming the legality of commercial operations conducted by the company.
As stated in the judicial expulsion decision, one of the now acquitted businessmen announced that there was a regulation change in the BRSA regulation at the end of 2015. European Union and even informed the Alicante trader that they would no longer have to request the appropriate export licenses from the General Sub-Directorate for International Trade in Defense Materials and Dual Use.
In the technical report submitted to the court, it was concluded that the autopilot exported by the Alicante company was the autopilot. did not require an export license It was stated that after the regulation change and other items that became commercialized, they are accessories, “not functional on their own” and are not subject to the Defense Material and Dual Use Regulation.
The Inter-ministerial Regulatory Board for Foreign Trade and Dual Use in Defense Material also sent a report to the court containing the regulatory changes, and this report acknowledged that the court had considered the following. smuggling crime not accredited and dismissal of the case is appropriate.
The Court notes that Police maintains the hypothesis that the products in question should be classified as “dual-use material” and therefore an export license issued by the Department of Defense is required. However, the subject matter regulator excludes them and therefore they do not need such permission.