Dan-Bunkering faces preliminary charges by SOIK with violation of EU Syria sanctions

The following article was edited at 5.30 pm (Singapore time) on Wednesday (18 September). A Bunker Holding spokesperson has clarified that charges faced by Dan-Bunkering were ‘preliminary’ in nature.

Dan-Bunkering, including another unidentified company, and two individuals on Tuesday (17 September, Denmark time) were charged faced preliminary charges by the Danish State Prosecutor of Serious Economic and International Crime (SOIK) with violation of EU Syria sanctions over the supply of jet fuel to a Russian firm, several sources confirmed to the Danish media DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation).

The Court in Odense on Tuesday morning issued a gag order against mentioning the name of the unidentified company along with the two individuals who were charged; hence, further details have not been released.*

The Chairman of the Denmark Parliamentary Committee, Preben Bang Henriksen (V), as quoted by DR, commented:

I think it is positive that there is now progress in the matter. It has been pushed back and forth between different authorities. Now it looks like something is happening. It is a case that also has [attracted] some international attention.

The Danish Criminal Code at section 110c states:

Any person who, intentionally or through negligence, contravenes any provisions or prohibitions that may have been provided by law for the fulfilment of the state’s obligations as a member of the United Nations shall be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding four months or, in aggravating circumstances, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding four years.

*A story related to this case published by Manifold Times on Tuesday has been taken down due to the court issued gag order.

Earlier coverage leading to the recent development can be found below:

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Source: DR
Photo credit: Court in Odense / Per Johansen
Published: 18 September, 2019