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RI HONG-SOP

Politician · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity

RI HONG-SOP is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	HONG-SOP RI · Hong-Sop RI · Hong-sop Ri · RI HONG-SOP · RI, Hong-Sop · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ri Hong-Sop · 리홍섭				[sources]
Birth date	1940-02-26				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	North Korea				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Head of the Nuclear Weapons Institute, a subordinate to the Munitions Industry Department (KPe.028). Previously served as the director of the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, where he oversaw three pivotal facilities involved in the creation of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.				[sources]
First name	HONG-SOP · Hong-Sop · Hong-seop · Hong-sop · RI · 1 more...				[sources]
Last name	HONG-SOP · RI · RI HONG-SOP · Ri · Ri Hong-sop				[sources]
Second name	HONG-SOP · هونغ - سوب				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12594464				[sources]
Position	Ancien directeur du Centre de recherche nucléaire de Yongbyon · Directeur de l’Institut des armes nucléaires · Former director of Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre, and Head of Nuclear Weapons Institute. · Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center · Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, and Head of Nuclear Weapons Institute · 3 more...				[sources]
Address	PYONGYANG, PRK · Pyongyang · Pyongyang : COREE DU NORD · Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, DPRK · 4 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-19	Last processed	2024-11-19	First seen	2022-08-04

Descriptions

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, and Head of Nuclear Weapons Institute. Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, and Head of Nuclear Weapons Institute

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Ancien directeur du Centre de recherche nucléaire de Yongbyon et directeur de l’Institut des armes nucléaires, a supervisé trois installations essentielles concourant à la production de plutonium de qualité militaire: l’usine de production de combustible, le réacteur nucléaire et l’usine de retraitement.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-11-15

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

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

Designation: Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, and Head of Nuclear Weapons Institute. Other information: Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

— Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations, 2024-10-25

бывший директор Ядерного научно-исследовательского центра в Нёнбёне; контролировал деятельность трех основных объектов, содействующих производству оружейного плутония: установки по изготовлению топлива, ядерного реактора и завода по переработке плутония.

— 2021-11-21

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

— UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions, 2023-04-20

politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

— South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	North Korea
北朝鮮平壌特別市	-
c/o General Bureau of Atomic Energy, Haeudong, Pyongchen District, Pyongyang	North Korea
Pyongyang, DPR Korea	North Korea
Pyongyang · Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, North Korea	North Korea
Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea	North Korea

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Nuclear Weapons Institute of the Munitions Industry Department	Head	-	-
Korean People's Army	Col. General	-	-
Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre	Former Director	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2023-11-15	-
State Finance Monitoring Service	РБ ООН (Комітет 1718(2006))	2023-07-03	-
UN Security Council	Letter dated 16 July 2009 from the Acting Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) addressed to the President of the Security Council	-	-
United Nations Security Council	DPRK	2009-07-16	-
Isreali Ministry of Finance	-	2018-03-12	-
Financial Intelligence Centre	-	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1718 (DPRK)	2023-07-04	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2018/1009 du 17/07/2018 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2022/1503 du 09/09/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2023/2576 du 13/11/2023 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · 3 more...	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009-07-16	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2009-07-16	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance - Financial Crimes Investigation Board	Asset freezes within the scope of Articles 3.A and 3.B of Law No. 7262, aimed at preventing the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2023-11-15	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6	2018-07-09	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006)	-	-
Ministry of Finance	北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者（個人）	2009-07-24	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

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

United States · OFAC

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist872

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,986

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 · ITA

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions876

The South African FIC sanctions list, largely based on UN Security Council sanctions.

South Africa · FIC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,238

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD698

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,219

Individuals, entities, and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Republic of Türkiye based on United Nations Security Council resolutions, requests from foreign countries, domestic decisions, and efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Türkiye · MASAK

DPRK Reports5,540

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List708

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations236

List of entities and individuals subject to sanctions under the Prevention of Distribution and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Law

Israel · Isreali Ministry of Finance

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata377,203

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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