Kim Chol-sam

Kim Chol-sam (born 11 Mar 1971) is a North Korean banker, the treasurer of Daedong Credit Bank (DCB).

Kim Chol-Sam and British banker Nigel Cowie created a shell company called "DCB Finance" to circumvent sanctions, help sell arms, and expand its nuclear weapons programme.[1]

Daedong Credit Bank, has been placed under US sanctions.[2]

Kim has been named in the Panama Papers.[3][4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Garside, Juliette; Harding, Luke (2016-04-04). "British banker set up firm 'used by North Korea to sell weapons'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. ↑ Andrew Buncombe. "Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca 'helped firm with links to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme' | Americas | News". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca 'helped firms subject to sanctions' - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  4. ↑ 북한은행도 모색 폰세카 고객, 국제감시 피해 조세도피처로 (in Korean). Newstapa. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Treasury Sanctions Bank, Front Company, and Official Linked to North Korean Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs". U.S. Department of the Treasury. June 27, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2016.


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