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Armas alemanas en México: el caso de la exportación a México de los fusiles Heckler & Koch G36
Deutsche Waffen in Mexiko: der Fall des Exports von Heckler & Koch G36 Gewehren nach Mexiko
German arms in Mexico: the case of the exportation of Heckler & Koch G-36 rifles to Mexico
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Abstract A continuación se narra el caso de la exportación ilegal de fusiles G36 por parte de la empresa alemana Heckler & Koch a México entre 2006 y 2008 y los presuntos actos de corrupción por parte de las autoridades alemanas y mexicanas en aquella transacción. Es un intento por reconstruir un caso poco a... view more
A continuación se narra el caso de la exportación ilegal de fusiles G36 por parte de la empresa alemana Heckler & Koch a México entre 2006 y 2008 y los presuntos actos de corrupción por parte de las autoridades alemanas y mexicanas en aquella transacción. Es un intento por reconstruir un caso poco atendido en la opinión pública mexicana pero que ha ocupado en Alemania, repetidamente desde hace tres años, titulares de periódicos, programas de televisión y portadas de revistas. Por último, es un llamado a la sociedad civil mexicana a documentar y perseguir a los beneficiarios de la violencia cuyas pistas están también lejos del territorio nacional.... view less
We present here the case of the illegal export of G36 rifles of the German company Heckler & Koch to Mexico from 2006 to 2008 and of the suspected acts of corruption in which German and Mexican authorities are involved. The text attempts to reconstruct a case which attracted little attention in the... view more
We present here the case of the illegal export of G36 rifles of the German company Heckler & Koch to Mexico from 2006 to 2008 and of the suspected acts of corruption in which German and Mexican authorities are involved. The text attempts to reconstruct a case which attracted little attention in the Mexican media, but had re-current impact in the German society, since this topic has been present time and again for 3 years in the headlines of newspapers, in t.v. programs and were cover stories of magazines. This text is also a call to the Mexican society to document and pursue those who profit from violence, whose traces can also be found outside Mexico.... view less
Keywords
defense industry; export; civil society; Federal Republic of Germany; the public; militarization; conventional weapon; security policy; corruption; Mexico; drug policy
Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2013
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
15 p.
Series
MvB Agenda, MVB-AG-2013-001
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works