UK Must Do Something About Saudi's Use Of Defence Provisions

Britain denies it has any role in the massacre of Yemen and other inhumane uses of UK defence contractor weapons, which the country exports to the strong Middle Eastern nation.

According to Matrix Chambers' Phillipe Sanders QC, the UK must review the evidence presented that Saudi Arabia used UK weaponry in a valid manner.

The UK enjoys a huge sale of £6.7 billion to Saudi Arabia in defence projects and contracts. About £2.8 billion had gone to the airstrikes against Yemen.

Evidence presented to the UK includes civilian targeting proved by a UN inquiry. The inquiry shows that there had been "widespread and systematic" targeting of civilians in the Yemen incident. 

According to the UN, this violates humanitarian law, including camps for internally displaced persons and refugees.

Saudi Arabia has received about 72 Eurofighter Typhoon Jets. Arms sales to Saudi Arabia had increased by £2.95 billion for the first nine months of 2015.

Menawhile, the UK government said the licenses provided to Saudi Arabia remains as they see the country using the equipment in compliance with humanitarian requirements the license entails.

Cameron said “We have the strictest rules for arms exports of almost any country anywhere in the world. And let me remind him that we are not a member of the Saudi-led coalition, we are not directly involved in the Saudi-led coalition’s operations, British personnel are not involved in carrying out strikes.