Australian Tried to Sell Missile Parts for North Korea, Police Say
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Australian Tried to Sell Missile Parts for North Korea, Police Say
17, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia — The federal police said Sunday
that they had arrested an Australian man who was charged with acting as an economic agent for North Korea by trying to help the isolated country sell its missile parts and other military technology abroad.
Speaking to reporters, Neil Gaughan, the assistant commissioner for the Australian Federal Police, said Mr. Choi was charged with trying to broker the sale of missile components, including software for the guidance of ballistic missiles,
and other unspecified North Korean military expertise to "international entities," which he did not identify.
Mr. Choi was also charged with attempting to sell North Korean coal in countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam, the police said, adding
that there was no evidence of involvement by those countries’ governments or officials.
He also said Mr. Choi was "discussing the supply of weapons of mass destruction," in
reference to the attempted sale of the missile components described by the police.
Mr. Gaughan, the police official, called Mr. Choi’s arrest a sign of Australia’s commitment to upholding international sanctions on North Korea.
Mr. Choi said that carefu
The police accused him of violating both United Nations sanctions
and Australian law by attempting to conduct trade deals on behalf of North Korea — the first time such charges have been filed in Australia.
17, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia — The federal police said Sunday
that they had arrested an Australian man who was charged with acting as an economic agent for North Korea by trying to help the isolated country sell its missile parts and other military technology abroad.
Speaking to reporters, Neil Gaughan, the assistant commissioner for the Australian Federal Police, said Mr. Choi was charged with trying to broker the sale of missile components, including software for the guidance of ballistic missiles,
and other unspecified North Korean military expertise to "international entities," which he did not identify.
Mr. Choi was also charged with attempting to sell North Korean coal in countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam, the police said, adding
that there was no evidence of involvement by those countries’ governments or officials.
He also said Mr. Choi was "discussing the supply of weapons of mass destruction," in
reference to the attempted sale of the missile components described by the police.
Mr. Gaughan, the police official, called Mr. Choi’s arrest a sign of Australia’s commitment to upholding international sanctions on North Korea.
Mr. Choi said that carefu
The police accused him of violating both United Nations sanctions
and Australian law by attempting to conduct trade deals on behalf of North Korea — the first time such charges have been filed in Australia.