13.05.2014, 11:15
Nach Berichten aus Südkorea soll am 4. Juni in Panama der Prozess gegen drei noch in Haft befindliche nordkoreanische Schiffsoffiziere der Chongchongang wegen illegal transportiertem Militär-Frachtgut beginnen:
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Three members of a North Korean ship seized by Panama last year for carrying Cuban weapons are scheduled to appear for a trial in Panama next month, a U.S. radio report said Tuesday.
The court set the date for June 4 for the captain and two crew members of the Chong Chon Gang, the Washington-based Voice of America said, citing Prosecutor Roberto Moreno of the Panamanian Attorney General's Office.
Moreno said a judge can issue a ruling within 30 days, though it may take months if the North Koreans appeal the verdict.
The trial comes 11 months after the Panamanian authorities seized the North Korean ship carrying Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missile and other arms-related material hidden under sacks of sugar.
Panama released the other 32 crew members of the Chong Chon Gang without charge after North Korea paid US$690,000 in fines in February.
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Three members of a North Korean ship seized by Panama last year for carrying Cuban weapons are scheduled to appear for a trial in Panama next month, a U.S. radio report said Tuesday.
The court set the date for June 4 for the captain and two crew members of the Chong Chon Gang, the Washington-based Voice of America said, citing Prosecutor Roberto Moreno of the Panamanian Attorney General's Office.
Moreno said a judge can issue a ruling within 30 days, though it may take months if the North Koreans appeal the verdict.
The trial comes 11 months after the Panamanian authorities seized the North Korean ship carrying Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missile and other arms-related material hidden under sacks of sugar.
Panama released the other 32 crew members of the Chong Chon Gang without charge after North Korea paid US$690,000 in fines in February.