Danish company charged with breaching European sanctions on Syria

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) –  On Wednesday, Denmark accused a Danish company of violating European Union sanctions imposed on Syria.

A statement by the Danish Attorney General stated that the company in question supplied Russian military aircraft in Syria with fuel, according to what was reported by France Press. The statement, which did not name the company, added that the value of the remittances made between 2015 and 2017 amounted to 647 million kroner, equivalent to 102 million dollars.

It pointed out that the Danish company sold about 172,000 tons of jet fuel to Russian companies, and delivered it to Syria. Danish media reported that it was shipping company Dan-Bunkering, which allegedly did business with the Russian Maritime company responsible for supplying fuel to Russian military planes in Syria.

According to Denmark’s financial crimes unit, the fuel was transported to an unknown destination in the Syrian port of Baniyas.

EU sanctions have been in force against the Syrian regime since December 2011 and are subject to annual review, and include an oil embargo and a freeze on Syrian central bank assets within the European Union.