March 28, 2024
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Kicking and smuggling: North Korean taekwondo master accused of arms trafficking

Ri Chol Nam may have brokered weapons and bulletproof vests on behalf of Pyongyang, says UN Panel of Experts report

A North Korean Taekwondo grandmaster may have engaged in illicit arms trafficking in Southeast Asia, according to an upcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK News

Ri Chol Nam, a longtime resident of Cambodia, allegedly traded weapons and acquired and resold bulletproof vests on behalf of North Korea, the report states, along with diamonds and gold. 

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