Kim’s right-hand man on US blacklist
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THE United States has blacklisted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man following the UN Security Council vote to impose harsh new sanctions on the state over its nuclear weapons program.
Hwang Pyong So, vice chairman of the National Defence Commission headed by Kim, was one of several officials added to a list of Specially Designated Nationals by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Hwang, who holds the rank of Vice-Marshal in the North Korean army, heads its General Political Bureau, often seen as the most powerful position in the military after Kim, who is the supreme commander.
The US Treasury added Hwang to its list along with 16 individuals who are now subject to a travel ban and asset freeze. The measures are also designed to block US nationals from dealing with them.
It also added O Kuk Ryol, one of a trio said to be behind the nuclear weapons program.
Hwang, who is in his mid-60s, is a close confidant of Kim Jong Un and has had an unprecedented rise to the top rungs of North Korea’s leadership in the space of a few years.
He was associated with Kim in the late 2000s when the young man was first named in state media reports announcing his party and military credentials.
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