Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Kwang Su Choe
Position
Third Secretary DPRK Embassy South Africa
Nationality
North Korea
DoB
1955-04-20
Address
South Africa
Reg. ID
381210143 , (expiration date 03/06/2016)
Official reason
Choe Kwang Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a representative of Haegeumgang Trading Company. In this capacity Choe Kwang Su signed a DPRK-Mozambique military cooperation contract in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions. The contract concerned the supply of arms and arms-related mat...
Other Information
Associations with Haegeumgang Trading Corporation and DPRK Embassy Pretoria The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regul...
Additional Details
Licencing, exception and direction provisions are contained in Part 9 of the Regulations.
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