President accused of lying about Maldivian-flagged tanker
Japan notified the UN Security Council of the suspected transfer of goods from a tanker operating under a Maldivian flag to a North Korean vessel.
02 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen has been accused of lying about the details of a Maldivian-flagged oil tanker alleged to have broken UN-led sanctions against North Korea.
Japan earlier this week said it had notified the UN Security Council of the suspected transfer of goods from a tanker operating under a Maldivian flag to a North Korean vessel.
Authorities have repeatedly and vehemently denied the tanker is registered in the Maldives. The country’s transport authority said there was no record of the Xin Yuan 18 ever being registered there and that it did not offer ‘flag of convenience’ services to vessels operating outside its waters.
It also said it would punish media publishing false information about the tanker, Avas reported.
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