The decision of the Minister of the Interior Spainwhich today saw (23/4/25) the light of publicity, not to denounce a market contract ammo From an Israeli company, it is causing shocks within the ruling left coalition.
In October, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior concluded this contract worth 6.8m euros, with the Israeli company “Guardian Defense and Homeland Security SA” for the purchase of 9mm ammunition and specifically 9mm bullets intended for police units.
The contract, however, opposed the commitment of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government in the wake of war in Gaza, not to conclude any equipment agreement with Israelwhether it was a purchase or for sale.
In front of the rage of Sumar, a Radical Left Party who is a partner of the Sanchez Socialist Party in the ruling coalition, The Ministry of the Interior had announced that it would begin the procedures for canceling the contract.
However, the examination of the contract came to an opposite conclusion, as reported today (23/4/25) at the French News Agency (AFP) sources of the Ministry of the Interior.
According to these sources, the ministry decided to accept the opinion of the state’s legal services, “which have recommended not to cancel the contract due to the advanced state of the process“, Which would lead to financial losses.
Specifically, “the cancellation would make it mandatory to pay the (Israeli) company without picking up the product,” the source added. Validated by the Ministry of the Interior, the contract was posted on Good Friday (holiday in Spain) on the platform where contracts concluded by the State are published.
The announcement explains that the provider is the Israeli company IMI Systems Ltd, represented by Guardian Defense and Homeland Security SA
The news, which was revealed by Cadena ser. caused short reactions soon in the stadiums of the radical left. In a press release, Sumar emphasized that ‘The Spanish government’s commitment to the side of the Palestinian people (should) be absolute“And he claimed” the immediate cancellation of the contract “.
According to the same, the market for ammunition is a “blatant violation” of the government -forming agreement with the Socialists.
“Neither six million euros, nor even six billion euros, can justify that Spain is risking a co -worker in a genocide,” Spanish Communist Party Secretary General and Sumar MP Enrigo said during a press conference.