Singapore Convicts North Korean National for Violating UN Sanctions
A North Korean national was convicted in Singapore of violating United Nations sanctions after he helped two Singapore companies supply luxury goods to North Korea, a June 23 notice said. Between 2014 and 2017, Li Hyon worked with T Specialist…
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International and SCN Singapore to ship $400,000 (Singapore dollars) worth of goods to North Korea, it said. He worked as the “contact liaison” between the companies and the North Korea buyer and also hand-carried some goods, the notice said. He was sentenced to four weeks’ imprisonment. T Specialist International pleaded guilty to 10 related charges last year and was fined $380,000. Court proceedings for SCN Singapore are ongoing.