May 03, 2024
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Taiwan charges individual involved in North Korean oil transfers

Taiwan authorities charge Chen Shih-Hsien over false declarations in oil shipment

A Taiwanese man has been charged by local authorities in a case involving illegal oil sales to North Korea, the Taiwan Kaohsiung Prosecutors office confirmed in a press release on Thursday.

The businessman, Chen Shih-hsien, is charged with violations to sections 215 and 216 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of China, which relates to using a business to make false declarations.

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