Pyongyang, July 17 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry
gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA on Wednesday as
regards the case of the DPRK trading ship Chongchongang apprehended in
Panama:
There occurred an abnormal case in which the DPRK trading ship
Chongchongang was apprehended by the Panamanian investigation
authorities on suspicion of "drug transport," a fiction, before passing
through Panama canal after leaving Havana Port recently.
The Panamanian investigation authorities rashly attacked and
detained the captain and crewmen of the ship on the plea of "drug
investigation" and searched its cargo but did not discover any drug.
Yet, they are justifying their violent action, taking issue with other
kind of cargo aboard the ship.
This cargo is nothing but aging weapons which are to send back to
Cuba after overhauling them according to a legitimate contract.
The Panamanian authorities should take a step to let the apprehended crewmen and ship leave without delay. -0-
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