KUALA LUMPUR: The US State Department has lifted the sanctions which were imposed on SCOMI GROUP BHD [] group chief executive officer Shah Hakim Zain, with effect from July 18, Monday.
The company said on Tuesday it was advised by the State Department about the lifting of the sactions.
To recap, in January 2009, Scomi said Shah Hakim clarified he had not been involved in any further investigation into the alleged nuclear proliferation network since the investigation by the Malaysian police,'' International Atomic Energy Agency and other authorities in 2004.
A Feb 20, 2004 statement by the Malaysian police absolved Scomi from any violation of laws under the Non-Proliferation Treaty or the additional protocol thereto.
Scomi was informed that the IAEA, US government and other foreign authorities had ceased their investigations into the company, after concluding it had been deceived into manufacturing the semi-finished machine parts.
It also referred to a statement by the then US Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John Bolton, that the US did not blame the company for the sales and understood as it might not have known where the goods were bound and that the hallmarks of the international black market was that reputable companies could be made use of in this manner.
Scomi had also then said it was informed the designation of'' Shah Hakim by the US State Department was in respect of his personal capacity and did not involve the company.
The company said on Tuesday it was advised by the State Department about the lifting of the sactions.
To recap, in January 2009, Scomi said Shah Hakim clarified he had not been involved in any further investigation into the alleged nuclear proliferation network since the investigation by the Malaysian police,'' International Atomic Energy Agency and other authorities in 2004.
A Feb 20, 2004 statement by the Malaysian police absolved Scomi from any violation of laws under the Non-Proliferation Treaty or the additional protocol thereto.
Scomi was informed that the IAEA, US government and other foreign authorities had ceased their investigations into the company, after concluding it had been deceived into manufacturing the semi-finished machine parts.
It also referred to a statement by the then US Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John Bolton, that the US did not blame the company for the sales and understood as it might not have known where the goods were bound and that the hallmarks of the international black market was that reputable companies could be made use of in this manner.
Scomi had also then said it was informed the designation of'' Shah Hakim by the US State Department was in respect of his personal capacity and did not involve the company.
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