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Taiwan ex-lawmaker's son jailed for North Korea fuel shipments in collusion with Singaporean man

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TAIPEI: The son of a former Taiwanese lawmaker has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for illegally supplying nearly 3,000 tonnes of fuel oil to heavily sanctioned North Korea.

A Taiwanese district court convicted Huang Chung-wei of violating the island's Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, according to the ruling dated Aug 12 and seen by AFP on Thursday (Aug 21).

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