# Luxembourg ammo manufacturer hires lobbyist who assaulted protester

**By:** Carly Penrose  
**Published:** 2026-08-10T03:06:26.000Z  
**Source:** [Investigative Journalism Foundation](https://theijf.org/brief/ammolux-munitions-henschel-protester-assault)

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Lobbying records show David Henschel (centre) communicated with federal officials on behalf of a Luxembourg ammunition manufacturer just weeks after pleading guilty to assaulting a protester outside a 2024 defence conference in Ottawa. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld) 

Luxembourg ammo manufacturer hires lobbyist who assaulted protester

A lobbyist for Luxembourg-based ammunition company Ammolux communicated with federal government officials last week, not long after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a protester outside of an Ottawa defence expo in 2024. 
David Henschel is the lobbyist listed on a communications report from the company. Henschel is a Swiss national who just last month pleaded guilty to assault after he punched a pro-Palestine protester outside of the 2024 Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries conference in Ottawa.