Amid outcry over Yemen war, Saudi ship leaves France without arms cargo
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-france-arms/saudi-vessel-leaves-french-coast-without-arms-cargo-idUSKCN1SG15N
French rights group ACAT argued in a legal challenge on Thursday that the consignment contravened a U.N. treaty because the arms might be used against civilians in Yemen.
A French judge threw out that legal challenge but the Bahri-Yanbu set course for Santander shortly after minus the weapons, officials said and ship-tracking data showed.
The saga is an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron, who on Thursday defended arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh leads the pro-government military coalition in the four-year civil war that has devastated Yemen, killed tens of thousands and left much of the population on the brink of famine.
Macron said on Thursday Riyadh, which he called a key ally in the fight against terrorism, had assured him the weapons the ship was to load were not to be used against civilians.
Heck yeah! Get fucked, Macron.
Selling weapons to Saudi Arabia makes you complicit in massive violations to human rights, as well as a participant in murder. I wish everyone would stop selling weapons to the Saudis already
not just that i think they should also be imposing heavy trade sanctions on the country.
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