Hindustan Aeronautics denies having business links with Myanmar’s military
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has denied having any business links with the military forces in Myanmar.
The statement came after a UNHRC report on Myanmar and Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute Arms Transfers Database claimed that HAL supplied equipment to Myanmar’s military from 2017-19.
“The report is factually incorrect. HAL has had no business dealings with Myanmar Defence Forces from 2017-2019. In fact, HAL did not have any business dealing even after 2019 with Myanmar till date,” said a spokesperson from HAL on Wednesday.
The intense scrutiny on arms transfers to Myanmar’s military comes after it overthrew the democratically-elected government on February 1, brutally cracking down on peaceful protests that have killed over 500 people.
