Jo Yon-jun
Jo Yon-jun | |
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Born | |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 조연준 |
Revised Romanization | Jo Yeon-jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yŏn-jun |
Jo Yon-jun (born September 28, 1937)Central Committee of the WPK.
In 2016, in a round of sanctions targeted at human rights abuses in North Korea,[2] he was placed under sanctions by the United States as the man who is responsible for the execution of defectors from the country.[3]
References
- ^ "조연준" [Jo Yon-jun] (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "US sanctions North Korea's Kim Jong-un for the first time". BBC News. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- Solomon, Jay (6 July 2016). "U.S. Puts First Sanctions on North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un". WSJ.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016. - ^ Winsor, Morgan (9 May 2016). "US Sanctions North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un for Human Rights Abuses". ABC News. Retrieved 7 July 2016.