North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo



News North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo DPRK citizens Pak Hwa Song and Hwang Kil Su set up shop in Congo and worked on construction projects, report says Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, built by North Korea's Mansudae Studio in 2002. \| Credit: Trockennasenaffe / Wikimedia Commons / t.pcox / CC BY CORRECTION (Aug. 21, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.): This article as been updated to clarify that Kinshasa Governor Gentiny Ngobila Mbaka was seen pictured with DPRK national Hwang Kil Su, not Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary. Two North Korean businessmen were able to illegally open a bank account in the Democratic Republic of Congo and use it for international money laundering, according to an Aug. 20 report from The Sentry. The Sentry — a Washington, D.C.-based investigative team and the “flagship initiative” of actor George Clooney’s justice foundation — revealed that North Korean nationals Pak Hwa Song and Hwang Kil Su were contracted by government © 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 & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

DPRK citizens Pak Hwa Song and Hwang Kil Su set up shop in Congo and worked on construction projects, report says

Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020

North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

Statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, built by North Korea's Mansudae Studio in 2002. | Credit: Trockennasenaffe / Wikimedia Commons / t.pcox / CC BY

CORRECTION (Aug. 21, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.): This article as been updated to clarify that Kinshasa Governor Gentiny Ngobila Mbaka was seen pictured with DPRK national Hwang Kil Su, not Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary.

Two North Korean businessmen were able to illegally open a bank account in the Democratic Republic of Congo and use it for international money laundering, according to an Aug. 20 report from The Sentry.

The Sentry — a Washington, D.C.-based investigative team and the “flagship initiative” of actor George Clooney’s justice foundation — revealed that North Korean nationals Pak Hwa Song and Hwang Kil Su were contracted by government

North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

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