Last Updated: November 27, 2024
Kyongchol JO
Aliases
Kyong Chol JO; 조경철
Position
General in the Korean People’s Army. Appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea in June 2022. Director of the Military Security Command.
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302576
Official reason
General in the Korean People’s Army. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Director of the Military Security Command. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2016-05-20)
Date of listing
2023-11-14
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in relation to the non-proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction
Regime
UN, EU country specific
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in Annex I, II and III of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849. Member States shall also expel: (1) DPRK nationals who they dete...
Official Information
The ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities of the DPRK represent a serious threat to international peace and security. These activities undermine the global non-proliferation and disarmament regime of which the EU has been a steadfast supporter for decades. In this context, the EU has implemented the restrictive measures imposed b...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02016D0849-20230404