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Thailand Drops Charges Against Crew of Plane Carrying N. Korean Arms
11 February 2010
SEESAC (Belgrade) / Choson Ilbo (Seoul), Web page
Thai prosecutors have dropped charges against the crew of a plane carrying North Korean weapons despite United Nations resolutions that bar Pyongyang from selling arms. The Attorney General's office in Thailand said Thursday [ 11 February] it will not prosecute the five-man crew, whose plane stopped in Bangkok with 35 tons of North Korean weapons on board.
Thai authorities say the men - one from Belarus and four from Kazakhstan - will be sent back to their home... (GunPolicy.org)
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