SINGAPORE: The visa utility of a delivery firm’s chief government officer was rejected as supporting paperwork weren’t offered by the deadline, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) clarified on Monday (Jun 24).
The Monetary Occasions had earlier this month reported that Singapore had “refused” to resume the work visa of Crimson Field Vitality Providers CEO Philip Adkins after the corporate was discovered by the US to be breaching sanctions on Russia.
As Crimson Field is headquartered in Singapore, the refusal to resume his visa is “in impact forcing him to step down”, Mr Adkins advised the Monetary Occasions.
“I settle for the implications of the sanctions, regardless that I don’t agree with them,” he added.
The Manpower Ministry mentioned in response to CNA queries that Crimson Field submitted an employment cross (EP) renewal utility to the ministry for Mr Adkins in December final yr.
Nonetheless, the appliance was rejected in February this yr because the “essential supporting paperwork weren’t offered by the due date specified within the utility course of”, mentioned MOM.
“Crimson Field Vitality Providers submitted a second EP renewal utility for Philip Adkins with the requested paperwork on Mar 6, 2024. This utility is at present being assessed.”
Crimson Field was positioned underneath sanctions by the US in Might for reportedly delivering supplies used within the building of a Russian liquefied pure fuel mission within the Arctic Circle, reported the Monetary Occasions.
The UK earlier this month added Crimson Field to its sanctions record, it mentioned.
In response to the article, Mr Adkins, who’s himself not underneath any sanctions, argued at the moment that the development materials have been “easy metal frames” and subsequently the corporate didn’t breach sanctions.
