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and prisoners control to…immobilize and deter
aggressors.” The “effective shocking device”
has an “output of +- 50,000 volts”. “Fully
charged battery will continuously operate the
shock for up to 2 hours or up to 10,000 quarter
second bursts.”92
Electric shock The company is State-owned and its “major
device
activity is the realization of State interests of
Ukraine in the field of export / import of
products, military-technical and specialpurpose services.”93 Amongst the products it
currently promotes on its website is the
“Electrical Spark Shocker IR-4” which is
marketed as a “means of active defense” and
which can be “used for protection of public
order”.94
2.2.2. Promotion of direct contact electric shock weapons at arms and security fairs in
the CoE region
In addition to companies in CoE member States manufacturing and promoting direct contact
electric shock weapons, certain companies from non-CoE member States have promoted such
devices at arms and security fairs and exhibitions in the CoE region. For example at the
Milipol 2015 exhibition held in November 2015, in Paris, France, the Israeli company, Tar
Ideal Concepts Ltd, promoted an “Electric Riot Shield”, “designed to quell a riot or a
disturbance with electric shock.”95 Marketing materials distributed at the same event by the
South Korean company, Kolon Defense Solution, included a 100,000 volt electric shield, a
“knock-down” electric shock stun gun, a “palm size stun gun” and an electric shock baton.96
In addition, an electrified capture device was physically displayed by the China Aole Safety
Equipment Co. Ltd at Milipol 2015. Although no details are available about this device, it is
clearly electrified having two electrodes at the end of the pole between the two curved arms.
As with other direct contact electric shock weapons, the device could easily be employed for
torture and ill-treatment.
92
Shock Riot Shield, SecFor factsheet, undated, (copy downloaded January 2012).
UKROBORONPROM company website, About company, http://en.uos.ua/o-kompanii (accessed 16
November 2017).
94
UKROBORONPROM company website, Electrical Spark Shocker IR-4,
http://en.uos.ua/produktsiya/neletalnoe-oruzhie/26-ielektroshoker-ir-4 (accessed 16 November 2017).
95
Law enforcement catalogue 2016-2017, Tar Ideal Concepts Ltd, distributed at Milipol 2015 (copy held by
Omega Research Foundation).
96
Product catalogue, Kolon Defense Solution, distributed at Milipol 2015 (copy held by Omega Research
Foundation).
93
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