Slovenia
GER d.o.o.
Spain
Ledwave
Switzerland
SECFOR
market of electro-shock weapons” and its
partners include “…weapon shops, public
companies, police, and thousands of grateful
buyers.” 82 It has previously promoted its
electric shock products at a security exhibition
in at least one CoE member State.83
Electric shock The company appears to be the manufacturer as
shields
well as the promoter of a range of “Spitting
Cobra” electric shock shields which also
incorporate a pepper spray dispenser. They are
clearly intended for use by police or military
personnel. The company promotes its products
on its website84 and cites, USA Army REF;
UAE Police; and Croatia Police as “reference
customers.”85
Electric shock The company has promoted “stun gloves for
stun glove
easy arrest control” and also a police “combat
and electric
arm shield” which incorporates an electric
shock shield
shock function. These products were promoted
in at least one CoE security exhibition. 86
Electric shock The company previously promoted a range of
stun belt,
electric shock weapons and devices on its
electric shock website87 and in at least one CoE security
riot shield,
exhibition. 88 The company marketed three
electric shock versions of the standard Shock Baton: 410mm
batons and
regular, 575mm combat and 700mm riot. 89 A
rifle shock
further version of this baton was promoted for
baton
attachment onto rifles.90 Both the standard
Shock Baton and the Rifle Shock Baton were
promoted for use by “Peace Keeping forces,
Military and Police” and as being “ideal for
passive crowd control as well as non-lethal
defense against aggressors and vicious
dogs.”91 According to the company material
“The Shock shields will be used in riots, crowd
82
Thunder, http://www.thunder-shok.ru/ (accessed 16 November 2017).
The Omega Research Foundation has recorded images of electric shock batons on display at the Thunder
stand, at Interpolitex 2011, 25th-28th October, Moscow, Russian Federation.
84
GER d.o.o., http://www.shield-sc.com/index.html (accessed 16 November 2017).
85
GER d.o.o., http://www.shield-sc.com/concept-police-anti-riot-shield.html (accessed 16 November 2017).
86
Ledwave promoted these products at Eurosatory 2016, 13-16 June 2016, Paris, France. A copy of the
company product brochures distributed are held by Omega Research Foundation. Videos of company staff
promoting devices at Eurosatory 2016, June 2016, are available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Otthi-0w and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtK8Oab8Jt4 (both accessed 2 January 2018).
87
Secfor factsheets downloaded from company website: http://secfor.ch/. All factsheets were subsequently
removed from the company website. Information for the electric shock riot shield, batons and rifle baton was
available on company website until at least January 2012, whilst information on the shock belt was available
until at least April 2016 (see Section 3.1. for discussion of shock belt).
88
SecFor promoted electric shock weapons at Eurosatory 2010, 14-18 June 2010, Paris, France.
89
Shock Baton, SecFor factsheet, undated, (copy downloaded January 2012).
90
Rifle Shock Baton, SecFor factsheet, undated, (copy downloaded January 2012).
91
Shock Baton and Rifle Shock Baton, SecFor factsheets, undated, (copy downloaded January 2012).
83
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