A Singapore court on 21 March sentenced 22 individuals, consisting of 20 Indonesians and two Singaporeans, to jail over the misappropriation of marine gas oil (MGO) from Singapore-registered bunkering vessel Brightoil 326.
The group were involved over an illegal transaction of 45 metric tonnes (mt) of MGO from Brightoil 326 on 5 February, 2018.
The length of imprisonment for the 22 men can be found below (jail term with effect from 7 February, 2018):
Two-month imprisonment
Four-month imprisonment
Five-month imprisonment
Seven-month imprisonment
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Published: 22 March, 2018
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