UKSL Sanctions designation

Kuk-Ryol O

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
DPR0045
OFSI group ID
11034
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Former deputy Chairman of the National Defence Commission, which was a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK before it was reformed into the State Affairs Commission (SAC), supervising the acquisition abroad of advanced technology for nuclear and ballistic programmes. Elected Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee member in May 2016 at 7th Congress of Workers’ Party of Korea where WPK adopted a decision to continue the DPRK’s nuclear programme.

Other information

  • The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Addresses

  • Country: North Korea
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