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■丹東銀行への制裁発表(米財務省)
2017年6月29日
Remarksby Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Actions Against the Government of North Korea
6/29/2017
As Prepared for Delivery at The White House Press Briefing
Today the Trump Administration is continuing its efforts against the Government of North Korea. Despite multiple UN Security Council resolutions imposing international sanctions, the Government of North Korea continues its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has found the Bank of Dandong to be a foreign financial institution of primary money laundering concern under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act. This bank has served as a gateway for North Korea to access the U.S. and international financial systems – facilitating millions of dollars of transactions for companies involved in North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The United States will not stand for such actions.
This proposed rule will require U.S. bankst o ensure that the Bank of Dandong does not access the U.S. financial system directly or indirectly through other foreign banks. This action reaffirms the Treasury Department’s commitment to ensure that North Korea is cut off from the U.S. financial system.
In addition, the Department of theTreasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned two individuals and one entity for their continued support of North Korea’s activities.
While today’s actions are directed at Chinese individuals and entities, we look forward to continuing to work closely with the Government of China to stop illicit financing involving NorthKorea. We are in no way targeting China with these actions. We will be meeting with China and other countries at the G-20 next week to further our efforts to cut off North Korea’s illicit activities.
North Korea’s provocative, destabilizing, and inhumane behavior will not be tolerated. We are committed to targeting North Korea’s external enablers and maximizing economic pressure on the regime until it ceases its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
TreasuryActs to Increase Economic Pressure on North Korea and Protect the U.S.Financial System
6/29/2017
Actions target a Chinese bank and others supporting North Korean sanctions evasion
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of theTreasury took multiple actions today in response to North Korea’s continuedevasion of international sanctions, development of weapons of mass destruction(WMD) and the means of their delivery, and violations of United Nations (UN)Security Council resolutions. Treasury’sFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a finding that Bank ofDandong, a Chinese bank that acts as a conduit for illicit North Koreanfinancial activity, is a foreign bank of primary money laundering concern, andFinCEN has proposed to sever the bank from the U.S. financial system. In addition, Treasury’s Office of ForeignAssets Control (OFAC) designated two Chinese individuals and one Chinesecompany in response to North Korea’s ongoing WMD development and continuedviolations of UN Security Council resolutions.
“The Department of the Treasury iscommitted to protecting the U.S. financial system from North Korean abuse andmaximizing pressure on the Government of North Korea until it abandons itsnuclear and ballistic missile programs,” said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “While we willcontinue to seek international cooperation on North Korea, the United States issending an emphatic message across the globe that we will not hesitate to takeaction against persons, companies, and financial institutions who enable thisregime.”
PROPOSEDFINCEN SECTION 311 MEASURE
FinCEN is taking steps to preventChina-based Bank of Dandong from continuing toserve as a gateway for North Korea to access the U.S. and internationalfinancial systems despite U.S. and UN sanctions. As described in a Notice of ProposedRulemaking (NPRM) issued pursuant to Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Bankof Dandong acts as a conduit for North Korea to access the U.S. andinternational financial systems, including by facilitating millions of dollarsof transactions for companies involved in North Korea’s WMD and ballisticmissile programs. Bank of Dandong alsofacilitates financial activity for North Korean entities designated by theUnited States and listed by the United Nations for proliferation of WMDs, as wellas for front companies acting on their behalf.
To protect U.S. banks from this illicitNorth Korean activity, FinCEN is proposing to prohibit U.S. financialinstitutions from maintaining correspondent accounts for, or on behalf of, Bankof Dandong. Under the proposed rule,covered financial institutions would also be required to apply special duediligence to their foreign correspondent accounts that is reasonably designedto guard against their use to process transactions involving Bank of Dandong. This would help ensure that Bank of Dandongcannot continue accessing the U.S. financial system indirectly through non-U.S.banks.
The NPRM as submitted to the FederalRegister, with a 60-day comment period, is currently available here.
OFAC SANCTIONS
Today’s OFAC sanctions designations weremade pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets WMD proliferatorsand their supporters, and E.O. 13722, which targets, in part, North Korea’stransportation and financial services industries. As a result of this action, any property orinterests in property of the designated persons in the possession or control ofU.S. persons or within the United States must be blocked, and U.S. persons aregenerally prohibited from doing business with them.
OFAC designated Chinese citizen SunWei. Sun Wei has been closely alignedwith the U.S.-designated Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) in establishing and running acover company on behalf of FTB. FTB isNorth Korea’s primary foreign exchange bank, and it was designated in 2013 forfacilitating transactions on behalf of North Korea’s WMD proliferationnetwork.
OFAC also designated Li Hong Ri, a Chinesecitizen who cooperates with Beijing-based, U.S.-designated Ri Song Hyok. Li Hong Ri established several front companiesused by Ri Song Hyok. Ri Song Hyok is aBeijing-based official for U.S.-designated Koryo Bank and U.S.-designated KoryoCredit Development Bank and has reportedly established front companies toprocure items and conduct financial transactions on behalf of North Korea.
Finally, OFAC designated Dalian GlobalUnity Shipping Co., Ltd. (Dalian Global Unity) pursuant to E.O. 13722 foroperating in the transportation industry in the North Korean economy. Dalian Global Unity is reported to transport700,000 tons of freight annually, including coal and steel products, betweenChina and North Korea. According to the2013 report by the UN Panel of Experts on North Korea, Dalian Global Unity wasactively involved in eight cases of luxury goods smuggling incidents and issuspected of involvement in at least one other case. Middlemen from Dalian Global Unity gavespecific instructions about how shipments and transactions could evade theUN-mandated luxury goods ban.
For identifying information on the individualsand entity designated today, click here.
NorthKorea Designations; Non-proliferation Designation
6/29/2017
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Specially Designated Nationals List Update
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The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
LI, Hong Ri (Chinese Simplified: 李红日) (a.k.a. LI, Hongri; a.k.a. RI, Hong-il), China; DOB 05 Jul 1964;nationality China; Gender Male (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: RI, Song-hyok).
SUN, Wei (Chinese Simplified: 孙伟), 224-4 Shifu Da Lu, RM 1305, Heping District, Sheyang City,Liaoning Province, China; 200-69 Yinhe East Road, Tianfu County, BenxiManchurian Autonomous Region, Liaoning Province, China; DOB 01 Jul 1982; GenderMale; National ID No. 210521198207010412 (China) expires 13 Aug 2029(individual) [NPWMD] (Linked To: FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OF KOREA).
The following entity has been added toOFAC's SDN List:
DALIAN GLOBAL UNITY SHIPPING CO., LTD.(Chinese Simplified: 大连宁联船务有限公司) (a.k.a. DALIANGLOBAL UNITY SHIPPING AGENCY), Dalian, China; Pyongyang, Korea, North;Chongjin, Korea, North; Najin, Korea, North; Hungnam, Korea, North [DPRK3].