US EditionTaiwanese Court Sentences Ex-Legislator's Son for Illegal Fuel Transfers to North Korea
Huang Chung-wei and five others received prison sentences for violating Taiwan's Counter-Terrorism Financing Act by illegally supplying thousands of tons of fuel to North Korea.
- The son of a former Taiwanese legislator, Huang Chung-wei, was sentenced to 28 months in prison for illegally supplying fuel oil to North Korea, according to a district court in Kaohsiung.
- Five individuals received prison terms for their roles in loading fuel onto ships and collaborating with Kwek Kee Seng, a Singaporean businessman sought by the US.
- The court highlighted that the illegal transfers violated Taiwan's Counter-Terrorism Financing Act and other laws.
- The activities violated Taiwan's Counter-Terrorism Financing Act and other statutes related to illegal transfers at sea.
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Taiwan court sentences man for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea
Illegal transfers at sea are one of the few ways North Korea, largely isolated from the international community, can obtain fuel because of strict United Nations sanctions against its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.
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The Toronto StarTaiwanese court sentences ex-legislator’s son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a scheme that illegally supplied thousands of tons of fuel oil to North Korea.
Ex-lawmaker's son sentenced for selling fuel to North Korea - Focus Taiwan
Kaohsiung, Aug. 19 (CNA) The son of a former Democratic Progressive Party legislator has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for selling thousands of tons of fuel to North Korea in collaboration with a Singaporean businessman wanted by the United States.
Taiwan court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea
Illegal transfers at sea are one of the few ways North Korea, largely isolated from the international community, can obtain fuel because of strict United Nations sanctions against its nuclear weapons and missile programmes. Taiwan court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea
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