There was not full agreement in the court's decision in the case of fuel to Syria in violation of the EU ban. And this is something that the defense attorney for one of the convicted companies zooms in on in a statement immediately after the verdict.
Attorney Jacob Skude Rasmussen has defended Dan-Bunkering, which has been fined 30 million DKK.
The company deliberately violated EU sanctions 33 times when it sold jet fuel to the Russian military, the Court in Odense has concluded.
However, the violation was not committed with full intent by the parent company Bunker Holding and CEO Keld R. Demant. They have been convicted of a negligent offense.
- In relation to Bunker Holding and Keld R. Demant, we attach great importance to the fact that they are not convicted of intent, but of negligence, says Jacob Skude Rasmussen, according to the industry media ShippingWatch.
- The central point of the case is the role the companies and Keld R. Demant have played in it. The court says in dissent that there was knowledge, but there is no agreement on what knowledge there was, says the lawyer, according to ShippingWatch.
The two convicted companies and the director have requested time to reflect with regard to a possible appeal of the judgment to the Eastern High Court.
During the case, they have requested acquittal. Among other things, with an argument that an EU regulation cannot be used for Dan-Bunkering's business with the Russian military.
The EU regulation is aimed at Syria and cannot be extended to include Russia, the defenders have said.
But the court does not agree. The court interprets the EU ban in such a way that it can include Russia's activities in Russia without including Russia as a nation.
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