Russian
Federation
Russian
Federation
Russian
Federation
Russian
Federation
Egypt, Israel and Libya.72 The company’s list
of official partners or agents promoting their
products additionally covered Ukraine, Iran,
Singapore, Indonesia, the Baltic, South Africa,
and Tunisia.73
NII Stali
Electric shock Displayed electric shock batons at Interpolitex
(Scientific
weapons
2006 exhibition in Moscow. The batons were
Research Institute
labelled “Yana” and “Made in Russia”74.
of Steel)
Although no specific shock weapons are
currently displayed on NII Stali’s website, the
website currently states that the company “uses
its own production facilities to manufacture a
wide range of personal protection equipment
including [inter alia]… electroshock devices,
etc. The products are exported to quite a
number of foreign countries.”75
NPO - Special
Hand held
According to its website, the hand held electric
Materials Ltd
electric shock shock devices, the Eshu-200 and Eshu-300,
weapons and have been: "Adopted by the Ministry of the
projectile
Interior of the Russian Federation”76. In
weapon
addition these weapons were reportedly due to
be acquired by the Military Police of the
Russian Defence Ministry.77 Both the Eshu-200
and Eshu-300 can discharge 120,000 volts.78
Oberon-Alpha
Electric shock According to the company website: "OBERONALPHA" designs, produces and sells non-lethal
batons, guns
and projectile weapons: -electroshock weapons (police special
means and civil self-defence weapons)…
weapon
"OBERON-ALPHA" regularly takes part in
international exhibitions. ”79 The company
manufactures electric shock batons, stun guns
and an electric shock projectile weapon.80
Thunder
Electric shock The company advertises a wide range of
batons and
electric shock weapons on its website.81
guns
According to the website text, the company has
worked for “over 20 years…in the Russian
72
March Group, Powerful electric shocks from the company (promotional video), http://russianshockers.com/media/video/powerful-electric-shocks-from-the-company-mart-group.html (accessed 16
November 2017).
73
March Group, Sales Representatives, http://russian-shockers.com/contacts/predstaviteli.html (accessed 16
November 2017).
74
The Omega Research Foundation have recorded images of the electric shock batons on display at Interpolitex
2006 in Moscow, Russian Federation.
75
NII Stali, About NII Stali, http://www.niistali.ru/en/about-nii-stali/ (accessed 16 November 2017).
76
NPO - Special Materials Ltd, Products, Electroshock, http://npo-sm.ru/specialnye_sredstva/elektroshokery/
(accessed 16 November 2017).
77
Ivanovsky, V. and Falichev, O. (undated) op.cit.
78
NPO - Special Materials Ltd, Battle electroshock device Eshu-300 (undated) op.cit.
79
Oberon-Alpha, http://npp-oberon.ru/eng/main/ and http://npp-oberon.ru/eng/aboutus/ (accessed 16
November 2017).
80
Oberon-Alpha, product information http://npp-oberon.ru/eng/info/ (accessed 16 November 2017).
81
Thunder, http://www.thunder-shok.ru/ (accessed 16 November 2017).
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