Singaporean company director jailed for selling alcohol to North Korea



News Singaporean company director jailed for selling alcohol to North Korea Director of company sanctioned by Treasury is jailed for two months, wife charged with financial penalty Chad O'Carroll December 14, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Photo by Stanislav Kondratiev from Pexels A Singaporean company director was jailed on Friday for supplying sanctioned alcohol worth almost half a million U.S. dollars to North Korea between 2013 and 2018, the Singapore State Courts confirmed to NK News on Monday. The sentencing follows a flurry of similar cases in recent years where Singaporean authorities have charged and prosecuted local firms and individuals involved with exporting sanctioned consumer goods to North Korea. A Singaporean company director was jailed on Friday for supplying sanctioned alcohol worth almost half a million U.S. dollars to North Korea between 2013 and 2018, the Singapore State Courts confirmed to NK News on Monday. The sentencing follows a flurry of similar cases in recent years where Singaporean authorities have charged and prosecuted local firms and individuals involved with exporting sanctioned consumer goods to North Korea. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Singaporean company director jailed for selling alcohol to North Korea

Director of company sanctioned by Treasury is jailed for two months, wife charged with financial penalty

Chad O'Carroll December 14, 2020

Singaporean company director jailed for selling alcohol to North Korea

Photo by Stanislav Kondratiev from Pexels

A Singaporean company director was jailed on Friday for supplying sanctioned alcohol worth almost half a million U.S. dollars to North Korea between 2013 and 2018, the Singapore State Courts confirmed to NK News on Monday.

The sentencing follows a flurry of similar cases in recent years where Singaporean authorities have charged and prosecuted local firms and individuals involved with exporting sanctioned consumer goods to North Korea.

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