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Won Chol Pae

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Won Chol Pae is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	PAE Won Chol · Pae Won Chol · Won Chol PAE · Won Chol Pae · 배원철				[sources]
Other name	배원철				[sources]
Birth date	1969-08-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Pyongyang · Pyongyang North Korea · Pyongyang, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · Pyongyang: COREE DU NORD				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	North Korea				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Country of birth	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Employee of Pan Systems Pte. Ltd. (Pyongyang branch), who previously accompanied Ms. Ryang Su Nyo to Singapore to meet the director of Pan Systems Singapore. Malaysian authorities confirm that Pae Won Chol worked for International Global Systems Sdn Bhd before, a front company of Pan Systems Pte. Ltd.				[sources]
First name	Won · Won Chol				[sources]
ID Number	`654310150`				[sources]
Last name	PAE · Pae				[sources]
Passport number	`654310150`				[sources]
Second name	Chol				[sources]
Position	a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. · a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-21	Last processed	2024-12-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Pae Won Chol has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia.

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2024-12-16

Pae Won Chol a été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme étant un ressortissant de la RPDC exploitant Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang a été désignée par l’Union pour avoir aidé à contourner les sanctions imposées par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies en tentant de vendre des armes et du matériel connexe à l’Érythrée. Pan Systems est également contrôlée par le Bureau général de reconnaissance qui a été désigné par les Nations unies et travaille pour le compte dudit Bureau. Dans son rapport final de mars 2023, le groupe d’experts des Nations unies présente des informations selon lesquelles Pan Systems continue de participer à des tentatives d’exportation d’armes.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-11-15

Associations with Pan Systems, Reconnaissance General Bureau, Glocom, International Servides Sdn Bhd, and International Global Systems Sdn Bhd

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Associations with Pan Systems, Reconnaissance General Bureau, Glocom, International Servides Sdn Bhd, and International Global Systems Sdn Bhd

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Numéro de passeport diplomatique : 654310150

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Relationships

Employers
Employer	Role	Start date	End date
Pan Systems Pyongyang Sanctioned entity	Employee	-	-
International Global Systems Sdn Bhd	Employee	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`654310150`	-	National passport	-	-
`654310150`	North Korea	-	2014-09-04	2019-09-04
`654310150`	-	National passport	-	-
`199421159`	North Korea	-	2009-12-30	2014-12-30

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2024-12-16	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2018/87 du 22/01/2018 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2023/2576 du 13/11/2023 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2023-11-15	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020-12-31	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,519

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,230

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,541

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,082

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

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

Belgium · FOD

French National Asset Freezing System5,253

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,295

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,171

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

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-13597 · eu-fsf-eu-4291-67 · gb-fcdo-dpr0026 · eu-oj-f997a827fdfd6f912a97277634afcb50be5e4e73 · fr-ga-2531 · kprusi-adf5c99e55045bedba5306115cb1203e6ce70913 · mc-freezes-f72907ccfcee51f8fcdbfb2b69088ebae582fb52 · eu-tb-logical-115172

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