S. Africa court orders suspension, review of arms exports to Myanmar

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JOHANNESBURG: A South African court ordered the national arms regulator Friday (July 19) to suspend and review all permits granted for the sale of weapons to Myanmar as well as other governments suspected of coups or war crimes, legal and rights groups said.

The High Court in Pretoria issued the ruling after an application filed in 2022 by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) represented by Lawyers for Human Rights, both groups said in a statement.