Australian sentenced to 3.5 years for brokering arms sales with North Korea



News Australian sentenced to 3.5 years for brokering arms sales with North Korea Court finds Choi Chan Han guilty of attempting to sell missiles, military equipment, among other sanctioned items Won-Gi Jung July 29, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON VBlock from Pixabay A court has sentenced a Sydney man to three and a half years in prison for brokering the sale of military equipment, coal and other sanctioned commodities by North Korea, according to Australian authorities. The Supreme Court of New South Wales found that Choi Chan Han provided sanctioned services by brokering North Korea’s sale of Man-Portable Air Defense systems (MANPADs) — small surface-to-air missiles — inertial measurement units (IMUs), coal and pig iron, as well as the country’s purchase of Indonesian petroleum products. A court has sentenced a Sydney man to three and a half years in prison for brokering the sale of military equipment, coal and other sanctioned commodities by North Korea, according to Australian authorities. The Supreme Court of New South Wales found that Choi Chan Han provided sanctioned services by brokering North Korea’s sale of Man-Portable Air Defense systems (MANPADs) — small surface-to-air missiles — inertial measurement units (IMUs), coal and pig iron, as well as the country’s purchase of Indonesian petroleum products. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Australian sentenced to 3.5 years for brokering arms sales with North Korea

Court finds Choi Chan Han guilty of attempting to sell missiles, military equipment, among other sanctioned items

Won-Gi Jung July 29, 2021

Australian sentenced to 3.5 years for brokering arms sales with North Korea

A court has sentenced a Sydney man to three and a half years in prison for brokering the sale of military equipment, coal and other sanctioned commodities by North Korea, according to Australian authorities.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales found that Choi Chan Han provided sanctioned services by brokering North Korea’s sale of Man-Portable Air Defense systems (MANPADs) — small surface-to-air missiles — inertial measurement units (IMUs), coal and pig iron, as well as the country’s purchase of Indonesian petroleum products.

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