S. Korea imposes new sanctions targeting N. Korea’s spy satellite development along with U.S., Japan

정부, 북한 정찰위성 관여 11명 독자제재..미국•일본•호주 동시제재 South Korea has imposed new sanctions on North Koreans linked to the regime’s development of spy satellite and ballistic missiles. This comes in coordination with the U.S., Japan and Australia, which all imposed separate sanctions while vowing four-way cooperation against Pyongyang. Bae Eun-ji has more. South Korea has imposed new sanctions targeting 11 North Koreans involved in the regime’s satellite and missile development. Newly added to an existing sanctions list are five individuals linked to the North’s satellite program, four of whom are at North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration: Lee Chul-joo, Kim In-bum, Ko Kwang-yong and Choi Myung-soo. Kang Sun, the manager of the Ryongsong Machine Complex, a machinery plant where Kim Jong-un visited last Sunday was also put on the list. Also added to the list are six individuals involved in developing and operating ballistic missiles. They include those at the Munitions Industry Department, Choi Il-hwan and Choi Myung-chol; head of the 727 research center Kim Yong-hwan; Lieutenant-General Kim Jun-kyo of the Korean People’s Army; manager of the Tae-sung Machine Factory Choi Byung-wan; and an official at the North Korean embassy in Russia Jin Su-nam. South Korea is the first in the world to issue sanctions on ten of these individuals, except for Jin Su-nam. With the sanctions now in place, those wishing to engage in financial transactions with these individuals must obtain permission from the governor of the Bank of Korea or the Financial Services Commission. Announcing the measure on Friday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said the government will continue to respond firmly to North Korea’s illicit activities that pose a serious threat to national security. This marks the 13th time that the Yoon administration has imposed unilateral sanctions on North Korea. So far since President Yoon took office, a total of 75 individuals and 53 agencies have been put on the sanctions list. The latest measure was issued in coordination with the U.S., Japan, and Australia, which all imposed separate sanctions on different North Korean individuals and organizations on the same day. The U.S. State Department said in a statement that this reflects the four countries’ collective commitment to contesting Pyongyang’s illicit and destabilizing activities. Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News. #NorthKorea #sanctions #security_cooperation #Pyongyang #military_reconnaissance_satellite #spy_satellite #missile #북한 #한미일호_제재 #안보협력 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-12-01, 12:00 (KST)