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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ju Yong Gun | [sources] | |||
| Other name | 주영근 | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Description | Associated with Ocean Group S.A. and Ocean Brazil. Listed as a contact person of Ocean Maritime Management Ltd. (OMM. KPe.020) in the International Shipping Association Registration (2015). Former OMM representative in Lima, at least between 1999 and 2007. "Mr. Ju Yong Gun was a registered diplomat officially serving as First Secretary at the DPRK's Embassy in Brasilia [Brazil] from 2010 to 2012. During that period, he was extensively involved in the operation of vessels controlled by OMM". In October 2013, Mr. Ju appeared in Panama as Manager of the Sales and Purchase Department of OMM, acting for the Chongchongang Shipping Co Ltd (KPe.022) in connection with the release of the vessel "Chong Chon Gang" (IMO: 7937317) from its detention. | [sources] | |||
| oceanmm@silibank.net.kp · oceanrep-brazil@uol.com.br | [sources] | ||||
| Phone | 51 1 421 2873 · 551127299571 · 551187390163 · 850-2-18111 EXT 8818 | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
It is not clear whether the telephone numbers 551127299571 and 551187390163 provided as contact information in Ju Yong Gun’s e-mails (UN Panel of Experts February 2015 report, p. 199) belong to this individual or to the Ocean Maritime Management company. The phone no. “850-2-18111 EXT 8818“ of this individual on page 206 of the February 2015 report is not clearly legible and therefore subject to revision.
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| Associates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Relationship | Start date | End date | |
| Jong Sang Gyo | Worked together at OMM Brazil to arrange vessel transits | - | - | |
| Employers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Ocean Maritime Management Brazil | Overseas Representative in Brazil | - | - | |
| OCEAN MARITIME MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED (OMM) Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Contact person · Manager of Sales and Purchase Department in Panama | - | ||
| Ocean Group S.A. | Representative | |||
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Chongchongang Shipping Company Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Acted for the company in "connection with the release of the Chong Chon Gang from its detention" | - | - | |
| Tong Hung San Sanctioned entity | Acted for its release from its detention | - | - | |
| Memberships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Embassy of the DPRK in Brazil | First secretary | |||