South Korea threatens legal action if fuel shipments to Russia found to have broken law

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South Korea is investigating reports that fuel shipments from its ports reached Russia and says it will take legal action if domestic laws were violated. The inquiry follows reporting on thousands of tonnes of fuel transported to Russia and involves the country's foreign and trade ministries and customs service.

Responding to a Guardian report that revealed thousands of tonnes of fuel was transported to Russia, Seoul said it was investigating the cases South Korea will take legal action if it finds that shipments of fuel from its ports to Russia broke domestic law, the government has said, responding to a Guardian report on the trade. The government, in a statement issued by the foreign and trade ministries and the customs service, said that it is “checking additional information concerning the loading cases reported by the Guardian” and “if the verification establishes that our laws and regulations have been violated, it plans to act in accordance with the law”. Continue reading...