2024-09-18 14:11:54
The Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, which is accused of having made explosive devices that caused the death of 12 people in Lebanon, including many members of the Lebanese army Hezbollah, and nearly 3,000 were injured. , has denied this Thursday that it is involved in the production of machines. The company, founded in 1995, has confirmed in a memo that the detector model “mentioned in recent media reports”, the AR-924, is something “manufactured and sold” by BAC Consulting KFT , a company based in Budapest with which it has established a “long-term partnership”. An employee from this company has told a US network that they do not make devices either and are only an intermediary.
The evidence of this unusual attack currently indicates that the secret services of Israel would have placed explosives in 5,000 detectors imported by Hezbollah months before the wave of detonations, as revealed this Wednesday by several investigations published by American publications, citing anonymous official sources. Another Lebanese security source, reported by Reuters, said the pagers were from the Apollo Gold company.
It will be one of the biggest security holes in the military since its creation in the last eighties. Hezbollah fighters will have begun to use such investigators as a means to avoid Israeli tracking of their positions, according to sources familiar with the group’s operations, cited by the same agency.
The Taiwanese technology company avoids any connection with the hacked pagers and ensures that the cooperation agreement with the Hungarian company authorizes it to use its trademark for the sale of products “in selected areas,” the statement said, “but the design and manufacture of the Products is the exclusive responsibility of BAC. ” The speech concluded: “Gold Apollo Co., Ltd. always comply with the relevant regulations and maintain transparent partnerships and commitment with our partners.”
“The product is not ours. It only carries our brand,” the founder and chairman of Gold Apollo, Hsu Ching-kuang, also explained this Wednesday before pressing the news at the company’s offices in the city of New Taipei, northern Taiwan, according to Reuters. Hsu explained that they have had problems with payment from this company. “The product is very strange,” he said, adding that it had arrived through the Middle East, but without giving more details. He said he did not know how the pagers could have been tampered with.
Taiwan police officers and officials from the self-governing island’s Ministry of Economy have visited the factory. The aforementioned ministry has confirmed in a statement that it has no knowledge of direct exports of pagers from Taiwan to Lebanon. Hsu added that he still feels like a victim: “We may not be a big company, but we are a responsible company,” he said. “This is very embarrassing.” The FAQ section of the Gold Apollo website explains that it has been specializing in the wireless sector for more than 20 years and that its products are 100% made in Taiwan. “We are a leading company in wireless solutions.” Among its clients, according to this page, are BMW and Starbucks.
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Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono appears on the LinkedIn social network as CEO of BAC Consulting. American network NBC contacted him this Thursday. “I don’t do pagers. “I’m the only one in the middle,” said the head of BAC Consulting. The mentioned industrial building in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, leads to a residential street. The company’s name is posted on the glass door on an A4 paper, next to other companies, but it has no physical presence there. Someone who spoke to reporters explained that no one works in that office which is a government office and that they receive letters once a month.
“We offer comprehensive advice that guides our clients on their path to innovation, sustainability and equity, while ensuring connection and fairness,” says the company’s LinkedIn profile. Bársony-Arcidiacono, according to information on this network, has a degree in Politics from the London Business School, a master’s degree in Sustainable Development from SOAS University (London) and completed a Ph.D. from University College, also in the capital. Oyinbo.
This profile says that he will have advised many international organizations, such as the European Commission, UNESCO or the International Atomic Energy Agency. According to the dossier, Bársony-Arcidiacono joined the company in 2019, and among the projects mentioned include training courses in business acceleration in Libya – a program linked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands – and preparation of a report on financial empowerment. of women in Ghana – a project linked to the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.
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