Last Updated: October 22, 2026

Ch'oe So'k Min

Aliases

Choe Sok Min

Nationality

DPR Korea

Date of birth

1978-07-25

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Former overseas Foreign Trade Bank representative

Sender

Additional info

article 2 paragraph 1 (Travel ban) and article 9 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions), annexe 1

Other Information

In 2016, Ch'oe So'k-min was the deputy representative at the Foreign Trade Bank branch office in that overseas location. He has been associated with cash transfers from that overseas Foreign Trade Bank office to banks affiliated with North Korean special organizations and Reconnaissance General Bureau operatives located overseas in an effort to evade sanctions.

Date of listing

2017-12-22

Program information

Authority

Program

Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6)

Regime

UN, Switzerland country specific

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Transport restrictions

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2016/280/de

Have feedback, suggestions or need help navigating sanctions? Let's talk.

Let's discuss how Sanctions Finder can support you or your business or organization.