A Scots firm sold more than £70,000 worth of navigation technology to the Burmese army, which has been accused of genocide and war crimes.
Aberdeen-based Veripos, which defended the deal, is one of 59 international firms identified in a United Nations report after a six-month investigation.
The army in Myanmar (formerly Burma) is accused by the UN of waging a war of terror against the Rohingya people, a Muslim minority group.
The UN has called for top military officials to be prosecuted for mass killings, gang rapes and arson.
Since the crackdown started, more than 730,000 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh.
The UN’s Human Rights Council has called for the assets of companies doing business with the military to be frozen. The £74,050 Veripos deal was disclosed in the proposed 2018-19 defence budget of the Myanmar military.
The firm yesterday insisted its products are used for “civil marine applications”.
The company said: “Veripos provided GPS products to the Myanmar Naval Hydrographic Center 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.”
Myanmar said the report was based on unfounded allegations.
