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Middleman for North Korea nuclear program found guilty

Singapore shipping agent guilty of acting as middleman for North Korea nuclear program  Anna Fifield and Monica Miller, Washington Post | December 15, 2015 TOKYO – Singapore sent a stern warning Monday to companies doing business for North Korea, with a court handing down guilty verdicts to a local shipping agent accused of transferring money to help Pyongyang buy weapons.

The case against Chinpo Shipping – which had transferred millions of dollars for North Korea – revealed a trove of information about how North Korea has been using intermediaries to send money through the international banking system without detection.

“This is a significant case in terms of prosecuting North Korean middlemen,” said Andrea Berger, a nonproliferation expert at the Royal United Services Institute in London, noting that this was the first case under a Singaporean regulation that bars companies from helping North Korea with its nuclear and missile programs…….http://news.nationalpost.com/news/singapore-shipping-agent-guilty-of-acting-as-middleman-for-north-korea-nuclear-program

December 16, 2015 - Posted by | ASIA, secrets,lies and civil liberties

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