Some context…

For decades Swiss #warMaterial kept appearing in places embarrassing wrt human rights.

A majority emerged in the population and in parliament for a stricter export regime. It had to confront ugly tactics by #ArmTradeLiberals — tightening the #WarMaterialAct just before a popular vote only to relax it later, "interpreting" decrees and rules with laxity bordering on dishonesty, etc.

So #parlCH wrote stricter rules into a law which came into force in 2022…

@RouxJ
🇨🇭➖ ammunition for Gepard air defense
🇨🇭➖ 22 Piranha Ⅲ wheeled APC
🇨🇭➖ Spada 2000 air defense

#ParlCH, just add one exception to #WarMaterialAct for art. 51 cases, as sanctioned by a UNGA or ParlCH vote.

No need to weaken controls nor to whitelist other exports.

@pssuisse @FDP_Liberalen @LesVertsSuisses #LeCentreCH #UDC