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Ministry of State Security Prisons Bureau

Sanctioned entity

Ministry of State Security Prisons Bureau is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY PRISONS BUREAU · Ministry of State Security Bureau 7 · Ministry of State Security Prisons Bureau				[sources]
Other name	Farm Guidance Bureau · Farming Bureau · Ministry of State Security Farm Bureau · Ministry of State Security Farm Guidance Bureau · Ministry of State Security Farming Bureau · 2 more...				[sources]
Legal form	Government				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Source link	sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2020				[sources]
Modified on	2020				[sources]
Last changed	2023-08-23	Last checked	2024-04-19	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

No details regarding the Head of MSS Bureau 7 are available. The Minister of State Security, who we understand to have been Jong Kyong Thaek since 2017 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MSS Bureau 7.

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

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Pyongyang · Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · 2 more...	North Korea

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Global Human Rights	2020	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-

Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,601

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,891

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,394

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-13899 · ofac-19789

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