Denmark punishes a Danish company for violating EU Syria sanctions
A Danish court has begun hearing the case of a Danish company accused of violating European sanctions imposed on Syria by supplying fuel to Russian military aircraft deployed in Syria.
According to the court, Banker Holding Group, Dan Bankring Company, and other companies are accused of violating European Union sanctions imposed on the Assad regime.
A total of 172,000 tons of jet fuel worth around 647 million Danish crowns ($101 million) was sold in 33 trades between 2015 and 2017 to Russian companies, according to Denmark’s State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime.
Dan Bancking confirmed its good intentions, noting that “the two relevant Russian companies, which are not subject to European Union sanctions, provided fuel to the Russian army.”
The fuel was transported to various locations in the Mediterranean through intermediaries, before eventually being delivered to unknown recipients at the port of Banias in western Syria.
The group had previously denied violating European sanctions imposed on the Assad regime, and said it was surprised by what was stated in the indictment.
Defense lawyers declined to comment, while the fuel supply group, which it considers to have been wrongfully accused, expects to be acquitted, said on its website: “We are certain that we were not selling fuel to companies that were subject to EU sanctions at the time of discussion.”
Source: agencies
