OrganisationCurrently listed

Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), UK Sanctions List
North Korea
First listed 2020-07-06
6 aliases

List entries (2)

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OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 19790

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Verified: copied from a structured field of an authoritative source

Source: OFAC SDN (US)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Extractor: ofac-xml-parser

Raw evidence

<sdnEntry>
    <uid>19790</uid>
    <lastName>MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S SECURITY CORRECTIONAL BUREAU</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>DPRK3</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>127163</uid>
        <idType>Secondary sanctions risk:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>135050</uid>
        <idType>Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214</idNumber>
      </id>
    </idList>
    <akaList>
      <aka>
        <uid>31231</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S SECURITY CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU</lastName>
      </aka>
      <aka>
        <uid>31232</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S SECURITY PRISON BUREAU</lastName>
      </aka>
    </akaList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>30016</uid>
        <country>Korea, North</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S SECURITY CORRECTIONAL BUREAU
Programmes / regimes: DPRK3
Aliases: MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S SECURITY CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU · MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S SECURITY PRISON BUREAU
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Korea, North

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID GHR0049

Source

Verified: copied from a structured field of an authoritative source

Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-04-09
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

Raw evidence

<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>09/04/2025</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>06/07/2020</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>GHR0049</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>13900</OFSIGroupID>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Ministry of People's Security Correctional Management Bureau</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Ministry of People's Security Prison Bureau</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Ministry of Public Security Correctional Bureau</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Ministry of Public Security Correctional Management Bureau</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Ministry of Public Security Prison Bureau</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
    </Names>
    <RegimeName>The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020</RegimeName>
    <IndividualEntityShip>Entity</IndividualEntityShip>
    <DesignationSource>UK</DesignationSource>
    <SanctionsImposed>Asset freeze|Director Disqualification Sanction</SanctionsImposed>
    <SanctionsImposedIndicators>
      <AssetFreeze>true</AssetFreeze>
      <ArmsEmbargo>false</ArmsEmbargo>
      <TargetedArmsEmbargo>false</TargetedArmsEmbargo>
      <CharteringOfShips>false</CharteringOfShips>
      <ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>false</ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>
      <CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>false</CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <Deflag>false</Deflag>
      <PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>false</PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>
      <ProhibitionOfPortEntry>false</ProhibitionOfPortEntry>
      <TravelBan>false</TravelBan>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>false</TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>
      <TrustServicesSanctions>false</TrustServicesSanctions>
      <DirectorDisqualificationSanction>true</DirectorDisqualificationSanction>
    </SanctionsImposedIndicators>
    <OtherInformation>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.</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
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.</UKStatementofReasons>
    <Addresses>
      <Address>
        <AddressLine6>Pyongyang</AddressLine6>
      </Address>
    </Addresses>
    <EntityDetails>
      <Entity>
        <TypeOfEntities>
          <TypeOfEntity>Government</TypeOfEntity>
        </TypeOfEntities>
        <ParentCompanies>
          <ParentCompany>Is the Parent company</ParentCompany>
        </ParentCompanies>
      </Entity>
    </EntityDetails>
  </Designation>

Name on list: Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau
Programmes / regimes: Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Listed on: 2020-07-06
Last updated: 2025-04-09
Aliases: Ministry of People's Security Correctional Management Bureau · Ministry of People's Security Prison Bureau · Ministry of Public Security Correctional Bureau · Ministry of Public Security Correctional Management Bureau · Ministry of Public Security Prison Bureau
Addresses: Pyongyang
Identifiers: OFSI group ID: 13900
Linked to (per list): Is the Parent company
Remarks: 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. 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 imposed: Asset freeze|Director Disqualification Sanction

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