Security company denies mercenary activity

The international security company, Defence Systems Limited (DSL), has denied claims contained in a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Use of Mercenaries, Enrique Bernales Ballesteros, that it is involved in mercenary activities in DRC. In a statement sent to IRIN, DSL said: “Defence Systems Limited and its parent company ArmorGroup object strongly to the statement made that the company employs mercenaries in Mbuji-Mayi. DSL is a legitimate commercial security company, whose clients worldwide include humanitarian aid agencies as well as global corporations. DSL is certainly not in the business of employing or providing mercenaries, either in the DRC or anywhere else.”