A Taiwanese pager producer, Gold Apollo, has denied producing the gadgets utilized in lethal explosions in Lebanon on Tuesday, September 17. The corporate mentioned that the pagers, which had been utilized by Hezbollah members and brought about the deaths of twelve individuals, as per newest studies, and accidents to hundreds, had been made by a licensee utilizing its model.
The explosions, believed to have been triggered by explosives planted contained in the pagers, had been attributed to Israel’s Mossad spy company by Lebanese safety sources.
Gold Apollo founder and president, Hsu Ching-kuang, clarified that the corporate solely licensed its model to a European-based firm, BAC, for gross sales in particular areas. The design and manufacturing of the pagers had been fully dealt with by BAC. Hsu reportedly instructed journalists that Gold Apollo has had a licensing settlement with BAC for the previous three years. “In response to the cooperation settlement, we authorize BAC to make use of our model trademark for product gross sales in designated areas, however the design and manufacturing of the merchandise are solely the accountability of BAC,” the assertion learn.
The explosions, believed to have been triggered by explosives planted contained in the pagers, had been attributed to Israel’s Mossad spy company by Lebanese safety sources.
Gold Apollo founder and president, Hsu Ching-kuang, clarified that the corporate solely licensed its model to a European-based firm, BAC, for gross sales in particular areas. The design and manufacturing of the pagers had been fully dealt with by BAC. Hsu reportedly instructed journalists that Gold Apollo has had a licensing settlement with BAC for the previous three years. “In response to the cooperation settlement, we authorize BAC to make use of our model trademark for product gross sales in designated areas, however the design and manufacturing of the merchandise are solely the accountability of BAC,” the assertion learn.
“Gold Apollo is a sufferer of the incident”
Hsu expressed considerations about irregularities in remittances from BAC, suggesting that funds could have been routed by way of the Center East. He additionally famous that Hezbollah fighters had begun utilizing pagers to evade Israeli monitoring. Hsu additional added that Gold Apollo was a sufferer of the incident and deliberate to sue the licensee. “We will not be a big firm however we’re a accountable one,” he mentioned. “That is very embarrassing.”
Taiwan’s financial system ministry confirmed that there have been no data of direct pager exports from Taiwan to Lebanon. Gold Apollo has introduced plans to sue the licensee for the injury brought on by the incident.
