Singaporean man arrested in batam for smuggling explosives to iran

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SINGAPOREAN MAN ARRESTED IN BATAM FOR SMUGGLING EXPLOSIVES TO IRAN

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26 Oct 2014 - 11:30am








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A Singaporean man has been detained at the Batam Centre Ferry Terminal for being on the Interpol wanted list.
The Indonesian Police arrested Lim Yong Nam, 40, when he got off a ferry at the Batam Centre ferry terminal. He had arrived from the Singapore's HarbourFront Centre.
Lim is wanted by Interpol and his name is on the Interpol Red Notice.
According to Interpol's website, a Red Notice is meant to "seek the location and arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition or similar lawful action."
"A Red Notice is an arrest warrant or court order issued by the judicial authorities in the country concerned."
Interpol says that, "Many of INTERPOL’s member countries consider a Red Notice to be a valid request for provisional arrest."
Lim is wanted in connection with the smuggling of materials used for explosives.






Lim and three other Singaporeans were charged by the American Justice Department for illegally importing the materials to Iran, while claiming that they were to be imported to Singapore.
Another Iranian, Hossein Larijani, who was allegedly the mastermind, was also charged. He remains at large.
The five were levied charges of funneling 6,000 of radio frequency modules from the United States to Iran.
They had claimed that it was a normal business transaction.
These modules were later found in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq, but which had not yet been detonated.
Lim and Wong Yuh Lan were charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States relating to the radio frequency modules.
Lim Kow Seng and Hia Soo Gan Benson were charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States relating to the smuggling of dozens of military antennas.
In 2012, the four Singaporeans other than Lim were denied bailed and extradited. Lim was granted bail on the grounds of depression. His order for bail was revoked and substituted with the order he be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health.
Lim's lawyer, Hamidul Haq, had represented him in 2012 and will be representing him again.


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