Farming Bureau
Sanctioned entityNorth Korea. Named in 3 sanctions listings.
Summary
Government
No details regarding the Head of MSS Bureau 7 are available. The Minister of State Security, who we understand to have been Jong Kyong Thaek since 2017 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MSS Bureau 7. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sanctions and listings3
- Listed
- 6 Jul 2016
North Korea Sanctions - DPRK3
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
Block and DPRK3
Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210
Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214
Executive Order 13722 (North Korea)
Programme US-NKReference 19789treasury.govofac.treasury.gov
- Listed
- 18 Feb 2025
- Effective
- 6 Jul 2016
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
- Effective
- 6 Jul 2020
UK sanctions relating to global human rights - The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze and director disqualification sanction
As the entity responsible for running the DPRK's political prison camps, MSS Bureau 7 is involved in the widespread serious human rights violations committed against prisoners in those camps by camp guards and other DPRK officials. These violations include murder, torture and enslavement.
Programme GB-HRReference 13899Reference GHR0048Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Other names8
Also known as8
Addresses2
Korea, North
Pyongyang
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