Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau
Sanctioned entityNorth Korea. Named in 3 sanctions listings.
Summary
Government
No details regarding the Head of MPS Correctional Bureau are available. The Minister of People’s Security, who we understand to have been Kim Jong Ho since December 2019 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MPS Correctional Bureau. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sanctions and listings3
- Listed
- 18 Feb 2025
- Effective
- 6 Jul 2016
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
- 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 19790treasury.govofac.treasury.gov
- 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
Director Disqualification Sanction and asset freeze
As the entity responsible for running prison camps in the DPRK, the Ministry of People’s Security Correctional Bureau is involved in the murder, torture and subjection to forced labour of people held in those camps.
Programme GB-HRReference 13900Reference GHR0049Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Other names6
Also known as6
Addresses2
Korea, North
Pyongyang
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