Clarification on the Straits Times Report on 11 Dec 2020

Subject: The news item about the trial of SINSMS director and shareholder Lim Cheng Hwee, 49, wherein he was jailed for two months after he pleaded guilty to three out of nine charges of breaching UN (Sanctions - DPRK) Regulations 2010.

Clarification:

I , Richard Goh, say as follows: 

1. Mega-Tech is a company incorporated in Singapore and its principal business is in the import and export of liquor and wine products to countries in Asia and elsewhere. I am the managing director and principal shareholder.

2. Mega-Tech sold goods to the buyers. We had found ourselves in the midst of this unfortunate report, not by any deliberate design on our part, but by circumstances and events, unbeknown to us. We were entirely unaware and in the dark of any sanction or embargo by the US against North Korea or against any North Korea entities until we were told of them sometime in August 2017. By then, the “Mun” transaction had already been completed and whatever payments in respect of them had been cleared and received by us.

3. In this connection and for sake of completeness, I wish to state categorically that we have nothing to hide from the public at large. There were no criminal proceedings or any offences relating the sanction and embargo charges brought at all times against us in connection or relating to your reported said case. We were innocent and did not cause the violation of the sanctions. Absolutely there was no criminal wrongdoing on any part of ours otherwise criminal proceeding would have brought against us.

4. This is a public statement and anyone can conduct a search if Mega- Tech or Richard Goh has a criminal record https://eservices.police.gov.sg/content/policehubhome/homepage.html

Richard Goh