Dan-Bunkering and Bunker Holding are being fined 319 and 81 million kroner respectively in a case of possible breach of EU sanctions. This was revealed on Wednesday in the Court in Odense.
CEO of Bunker Holding Keld Demant is being sentenced to approximately two years in prison.
The unusual case is nearing its conclusion in the Court in Odense, where prosecutor Anders Dyrvig Rechendorf has submitted the criminal claim in his procedure on Tuesday.
Dan-Bunkering, Bunker Holding and CEO Keld R. Demant are being accused of having violated an EU regulation when 172,000 tons of jet fuel were sold.
The customer was the Russian military. And the fuel ended up in Syria, the Danish Police believe.
- It says something about the seriousness of this violation that it has entered the tanks of Russian fighter jets, which have bombed the opposition to Assad on behalf of Assad, says prosecutor Anders Rechendorf.
The deliveries from ports, especially in Cyprus and Greece, began in the fall of 2015. It was at that time that the Russian Air Force entered the civil war on the side of President Assad.
The court in Odense has seen documents about transports on the tankers "Yaz" and "Mukhalatka", which allegedly sailed the goods to the port city of Banias near the base used by the Russian bombers.
Since October 26, a series of witness statements have been given, and the court has also been presented with emails and wiretaps.
The accused plead not guilty. They had no idea that the fuel was being shipped to Syria.
Ritzau
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