| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | KIM Son-Kwang · KIM Son-gwang · KIM Sou-Gwang · KIM Sou-Kwang · KIM Soukwang · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | KIM Son-Kwang · KIM Son-gwang · KIM Sou-Gwang · KIM Sou-Kwang · KIM Soukwang · | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang · Pyongyang North Korea · Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · Pyongyang, RPDC | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Country | Belarus · North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Description | Officer/Agent of the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB. KPe.031). Acquired rental income from apartments in Paris and Rome. Both France and Italy engage in action against such revenue streams. Opened several bank accounts in Europe using his or his family members' names. "Belarus informed the Panel that Kim Su Gwang had been accredited as Deputy Trade Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from 24 September 2015. He lived with members of his family until they departed on 16 December 2017 in a diplomatic vehicle, exiting at the Belarus-Ukraine border. Belarus stated that Kim had spent most of his time outside of the country and that his wife had purchased items in neighbouring countries for shipment back to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, using the name of a Chinese company based in Beijing and by transferring funds for the purchases through an account at a Chinese bank in Shanghai, which is consistent with the Panel’s previous reporting on cash withdrawals in Beijing and Shanghai by the Reconnaissance General Bureau from accounts controlled by Kim Su Gwang". Son of RGB Official Kim Yong Nam, who also the cover of a position as international civil servant to carry out activities in support of RGB itinerant officers working undercover in Europe and worldwide. | [sources] | |||
| First name | Kim · Son-Gwang · Son-Kwang · Sou-Gwang · Sou-Kwang · | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Gwang · Kim · Son-Gwang · Son-Kwang · Sou-Gwang · | [sources] | |||
| Title | Diplomat · Diplomat, DPRK Embassy, Belarus | [sources] | |||
| Position | Diplomat, DPRK Embassy Belarus · Diplomat, DPRK Embassy, Belarus; identified by the Panel of Experts as an agent of the Reconnaissance General Bureau · Diplomate à l'ambassade de la RPDC en Biélorussie · Diplomate à l’ambassade de la RPDC en Biélorussie | [sources] | |||
| Address | Belarus | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
(Date of UN designation: 2018-04-20)
KIM Su Gwang a été identifié par le groupe d’experts comme étant un agent du Bureau général de reconnaissance, entité qui a été désignée par les Nations unies. Lui et son père KIM Yong Nam ont été identifiés par le groupe d’experts comme se livrant à un ensemble de pratiques financières frauduleuses qui pourraient avoir contribué aux programmes de la RPDC en rapport avec les armes nucléaires, les missiles balistiques ou d’autres armes de destruction massive. KIM Su Gwang a ouvert de multiples comptes bancaires dans plusieurs États membres, notamment aux noms de membres de sa famille. Durant son activité de diplomate, il a été impliqué dans plusieurs virements bancaires de grande ampleur vers des comptes bancaires dans l’Union européenne ou vers des comptes hors de l’Union européenne, notamment vers des comptes au nom de son épouse KIM Kyong Hui.
Disqualified
Association with Tcheul Hy Djang, Yong Nam Kim and Kyong Hui Kim The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Association with Tcheul Hy Djang, Yong Nam Kim and Kyong Hui Kim
(also SU-KWANG KIM)
(also SU-KWANG KIM)
(also SU-KWANG KIM)
(also SU-KWANG KIM)
(also SU-KWANG KIM)
(also SU-GWANG KIM, SOU-KWANG KIM, SOU-GWANG KIM, SON-KWANG KIM, SON-GWANG KIM)
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | - | |||
| Associates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Relationship | Start date | End date | |
| Tcheul Hy Djang Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | Djang Tcheul Hy is the mother of Kim Su Gwang | - | - | |
| Kim Yu Song | ||||
| Associations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Relationship | Start date | End date | |
| Kim Su Gyong | Siblings | - | - | |
| Kyong Hui Kim Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | ||||
| Memberships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Government of the DPRK | Deputy Trade Representative in Belarus | |||
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - | - |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | North Korea Sanctions | - | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| Kim Su Gwang is the father of Kim Yu Song |
| - |
| - |
| Kim Yu Jong | Kim Su Gwang is the father of Kim Yu Jong | - | - |
| - |
| - |
| Yong Nam Kim Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | Kim Yong Nam is the father of Kim Su Gwang | - | - |
084727/86175 | Italy | - |
A549083 | - | - |
230592/86175 | Italy | - |
918220369 | North Korea | - |
217125/86175 | Italy | - |
196786/86175 | Italy | - |
180555/86175 | Italy | - |
| Reconnaissance General Bureau Export controlled · Sanctioned entity |
| Officer/Agent |
| - |
| - |