Singapore Extradites 4 People for Exporting U.S. Military Parts Found in IEDs

The U.S. Embassy in Singapore has welcomed a February 10, 2012 ruling by a Singapore court in favor of the extradition of four Singaporeans who have been charged in the U.S. for violations involving the unlawful export of military antennas and radio frequency modules from the U.S. These components were later found in improvised explosive devices (IED) found in Iraq. The four Singaporeans, as well as one other person and four firms, were indicted for these charges in October 2011. Also in October 2011, the Bureau of Industry and Security added 15 parties located in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Iran to the Entity List for their engagement in schemes or facilitation of the diverting of U.S.-origin items through deceptive actions, including shifting/circuitous routes and false or omitted information on shipping documentation.