Unpublished report obtained by CBS News says " lax enforcement" allowed Pyongyang to earn $270 million since February
One month after the U. N. Security Council passed biting sanctions against North Korea in response to the country’s latest nuclear test, an unpublished U. N. report obtained by CBS News says that „lax enforcement“ has allowed the rogue nation to earn $270 million since February alone.
In the time since the U. N. released its last report in March, North Korea has created a web of „evolving evasion techniques“ involving dozens of member states that „are undermining the goals of the resolutions.“
The 37-page midterm report by the U. N.’s “ Panel of Experts “ details new ways that North Korea skirts the latest round of sanctions, including violations of the arms embargo, „particularly in Africa and the Middle East.“ It also says the panel is investigating the leasing of North Korean „embassy property for commercial purposes in several countries including Bulgaria, Germany, Poland and Romania.“
„If sanctions are not enforced – and there is recognition of that by entities doing business with North Korea – the intended sanctions pressure will not materialize, “ Hal Eren, who was senior sanctions adviser at the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , told CBS News.
Subterfuge related to North Korea’s ballistic missile program is present throughout the report.
