Jo_Yon-jun

Jo Yon-jun

Jo Yon-jun

North Korean politician

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Yon-jun (born September 28, 1937)[1] is a North Korean politician. Jo is a candidate member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and former first deputy in the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) of the Central Committee of the WPK.

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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

  1. [1]
    "조연준" [Jo Yon-jun] (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    Winsor, Morgan (9 May 2016). "US Sanctions North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un for Human Rights Abuses". ABC News. Retrieved 7 July 2016.


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