Dutch Justice department drops Sig-Sauer

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The purchase of the new replacement service pistol of the Dutch police, a Sig Sauer, has been cancelled. The pistol does not meet the requirements, according to minister of Safety and Justice, Ivo Opstelten.

He feels it is no longer responsible to continue with this pistol, there is insufficient trust in the reliability of it, which can endanger the safety of the police officers on the street.

The new pistol suffers from too many malfunctions, which was confirmed by tests conducted by the Ulm proof house.

The pistol was tested four times, all times "Sig-Sauer was not able to replicate the quality of the pistol that won them the contract" according to the minister.

This will mean a serious delay of the replacement of the current service pistols, the Walther P5 and the Glock 17.