ENTITY
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Primary Name: Ministry of State Security (MSS) Bureau 7 a.k.a: (1) Prison Bureau (2) Farming Bureau (3) Farm Guidance Bureau.
Address: Pyongyang Type of entity: Government Parent company: Is the Parent company Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze Other Information: No details regarding the Head of MSS Bureau 7 are available. The Minister of State Security, who we understand to have been Jong Kyong Thaek since 2017 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MSS Bureau 7. UK Statement of Reasons: As the entity responsible for running the DPRK's political prison camps, MSS Bureau 7 is involved in the widespread serious human rights violations committed against prisoners in those camps by camp guards and other DPRK officials. These violations include murder, torture and enslavement.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 06/07/2020 Last Updated: 06/07/2020 Unique ID: GHR0048 OFSI ID: 13899
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Primary Name: Ministry of People’s Security (MPS) Correctional Bureau a.k.a: MPS Prison Bureau, MPS Correctional Management Bureau
Address: Pyongyang Type of entity: Government Parent company: Is the Parent company Sanctions Imposed: Asset Freeze Other Information: No details regarding the Head of MPS Correctional Bureau are available. The Minister of People’s Security, who we understand to have been Kim Jong Ho since December 2019 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MPS Correctional Bureau. UK Statement of Reasons: As the entity responsible for running prison camps in the DPRK, the Ministry of People’s Security Correctional Bureau is involved in the murder, torture and subjection to forced labour of people held in those camps.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 06/07/2020 Last Updated: 06/07/2020 Unique ID: GHR00049 OFSI ID: 13900