A UN report has found that an Aberdeen company sold more than £70,000 of navigation technology to the Myanmar military.
War crimes and genocide accusations have dogged the country’s army in the Asian country, which was formally Burma, for years.
And now the United Nations has revealed Veripos, based in Dyce, is one of 59 firms to have dealings with the country’s military, following a six-month investigation.
Myanmar’s army stands accused of the mass killing and rape of the Rohingya people which led to hundreds of thousands of the minority group fleeing the country.
The UN Human rights council has called for assets of companies doing business with the country’s military to be frozen.
Veripos sold £74,050 of equipment, but insisted that it was for “civil marine applications”.
A spokesman for the firm said: “Veripos provided GPS produces to the Myanmar Naval Hydrographic Centre between 2014 and 2017 in compliance with applicable legislation and regulation.
“Veripos remains committed to the highest standards of ethical behaviour and will abide by any regulations provided by the United Nations as a result of this report.”
The Myanmar government said the report was based on unfounded allegations.
