nguBryan Bicknell, I-CTV News, Agasti 10, 2021
ELONDON, ONT. - Izishoshovu zikhombe emahhovisi esifunda amalungu ePhalamende laseLondon uPeter Fragiskatos noKate Young, kanye nomengameli wasekhaya weGeneral Dynamics Land Systems Canada ngoMsombuluko ekuseni. Badwebe amathrekhi amathangi abomvu kuzo zonke izakhiwo, kufaka phakathi izindlela ezihamba ngemoto, izindlela zokuhamba kanye naseminyango.
Amaqembu World Beyond War, IPeople for Peace London neLabour Against the Arms Trade kukhulunywa ngabo ezindabeni ezimemezela lesi sinyathelo.
Ukukhishwa kuthiwe umonakalo wenziwe “ukugubha iminyaka emithathu yesibhicongo sebhasi lesikole saseYemen. Ukuqhuma kwamabhomu eSaudi kwebhasi lesikole emakethe enabantu abaningi enyakatho neYemen ngo-Agasti 9, 2018 kwabulala izingane ezingama-44 nabantu abadala abayishumi kwalimala nabanye abaningi. ”
Leli qembu liphikisana neCanada edayisa Izimoto Ezikhanyayo (i-LAVs) ezenziwe eLondon eSaudi Arabia.
"Lokhu akudumazi," kusho uFragiskatos, iLungu lePhalamende eLiberal elimele iLondon North Centre. “Intando yeningi isho ukungaboni ngaso linye, kodwa kufanele singavumelani. Angiqiniseki ukuthi yini ngempela inhloso lapha. Uphawu lucacile, ngiyakuqonda lokho. ”
Uthe ama-LAVs enziwe eCanada futhi ahlinzekwa eSaudi Arabia awazange asetshenziswe ngokuphikisana namalungelo abantu.
"Shiya lokho eceleni umzuzwana," engeza. "Le akuyona indlela okufanele sihlanganyele ngayo ngentando yeningi."
World Beyond War wake wabamba imibhikisho ngaphandle kweGeneral Dynamics esikhathini esedlule, kodwa okhulumela lo mkhandlu uRachel Small utshele iCTV News London ukuthi akuyena obhekene nalezi zenzo. Uthe benziwa yizishoshovu ezingaziwa ngokuxhaswa yiqembu.
“Yiqembu elizimele labantu elithe 'kwanele, siyenqaba ukuqhubeka nokuvumela iCanada ukuthi ihlome le mpi esabekayo,'” kusho uSmall. Akaxolisi ngomsebenzi wezandla.
“Njengomuntu onakekela amalungelo abantu, njengomuntu obumbene nabantu emhlabeni wonke, futhi njengomzali enganeni encane - okuncane engingakwenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi lezi zinkampani, nokuthi uhulumeni waseCanada uphoqelekile ukuba aphendule lolu dlame olwesabekayo. ”
UFragiskatos uthe sekuthintwe amaphoyisa aseLondon kanti lolu daba luphenywa njengobugebengu bempahla. Ulindele ukuthi labo abathintekayo bazokhokhiswa.
Khonamanjalo, amaphoyisa abengabonakala ngoMsombuluko ekuseni ngaphandle kwemoto yangasese ebheke ekhaya laseLondon likamongameli weGeneral Dynamics. Amathrekhi abomvu abomvu abesabonakala emgwaqweni.
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