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Article

15 Nov 2007

Author:
Associated Press

14 South Koreans convicted of illegally exporting weapons technology, equipment to Myanmar

Fourteen South Koreans were convicted Thursday of illegally exporting weapons technology and equipment to Myanmar and other related charges, a court official said. The Seoul Central District Court fined Lee Tae-yong, a former head of Daewoo International Corp., 50 million won (US$54,550; €37,184) for violating laws on exports and technology leaks... "Although we welcome the verdict, such lenient sentencing will only invite similar corporate crimes in the future," the Shwe Gas Movement said in a statement from India... "Burmese civilians struggling for democracy are being killed by weapons sold to the Burmese army."