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Chol Sok KIM

Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameChang Sok-kha · Chol Sok KIM · Kang Hyok · Kim Chol Sok · Lee Un-Kang · 3 more...[sources]
Other nameChang Sok Kha · Chang Sok-kha · Kang Hyok · Lee Un Kang · Lee Un-Kang · 4 more...[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityCambodia · North Korea[sources]
DescriptionIntelligence officer of the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB; KPe.031). As of October 2021, the Cambodian authorities were taking legal action to bring Sok Kha to trial. However, he has not returned to Cambodia since leaving the country in November 2020. Operated hotels, casinos, restaurants and bars in Cambodia as of mid-2020 and worked to expand his business activities in tourism as well as in other business sectors such as precious metal mining. Used the Cambodian diplomatic passport (ID D0004492) with his fake alias Sok Kha. Cambodian authorities nullified all documents of that alias including passports. Former Director of C.H. World Travel Co. Ltd., which was shut down by Cambodian authorities.[sources]
First nameChol Sok[sources]
ID NumberD0004492[sources]
Last nameKIM · KIM [sources]
Passport numberD0004492[sources]
Positionan intelligence officer of the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the DPRK[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Le groupe d'experts des Nations unies fait état d'un officier du Renseignement du Bureau général de reconnaissance de la RPDC nommé Kim Chol Sok qui exploitait des hôtels, des casinos, des restaurants et des bars au Cambodge à la mi-2020 et s'employait à étendre ses activités dans le tourisme ainsi que dans d'autres secteurs commerciaux, comme l'extraction de métaux précieux. Par son activité illicite au Cambodge, il génère des revenus en devises étrangères tout en travaillant pour le Bureau général de reconnaissance. Le Bureau général de reconnaissance de la RPDC fait l'objet de sanctions des Nations unies depuis la résolution 2270 (2016) du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies du 2 mars 2016. Kim Chol Sok est directement impliqué dans la violation des résolutions du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies et dans la fourniture de fonds pour les programmes illicites de la RPDC.

French National Asset Freezing System,

The Cambodian passports of this individual's alias "Sok Kha" use 1970 as the year of birth. Some of the passports clearly have the birth date Jan 1st 1970, some of the less clear images for passports appear to have the birth date Jan 21st 1970.

DPRK Reports non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,551

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

DPRK Reports5,540

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,356

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

French National Asset Freezing System5,110

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT


Source data IDs: kprusi-625ae23649c97baf8aa848cde97df8ace5ddfe79 · eu-fsf-eu-11892-7 · mc-freezes-e7371547da270f5e78f0d7565549d7a67a0af5ec · fr-ga-7438 · eu-fsf-eu-11619-36 · eu-tb-logical-167741

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