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 21

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