{"id":60681,"date":"2024-08-09T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=60681"},"modified":"2024-08-15T07:27:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:27:03","slug":"north-korean-official-russia-accused-corruption-retains-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-official-russia-accused-corruption-retains-position\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korean official in Russia accused of corruption retains position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choi Sung Chol, the North Korean security official Daily NK exposed for his abuse of North Korean workers sent to Russia in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/whistleblower-state-security-officer-russia-stealing-workers-money\/\">whistleblower report<\/a> in late January, remains in charge of North Korean workers in the Russian city of Irkutsk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in Russia said recently that Choi continues to oversee major construction projects in the Irkutsk region, manage the payment of state foreign currency quotas and supervise worker movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, Choi remains openly active in Russia even though seven months have passed since his misbehavior \u2014 including shaking down workers for money \u2014 was exposed based on a tip from a laborer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNorth Korea believes that transferring or recalling an official based on the enemies&#8217; words is to be taken in by the enemy\u2019s schemes,\u201d the source said. North Korea does not appear to recognize the seriousness of the problem, regarding the expos\u00e9 of Choi&#8217;s misdeeds as an \u201cenemy scheme.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe authorities are sticking to the principle that they can replace an official only when their term is up or they take some other special measure,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe perception that they cannot ignore a war of nerves with laborers for overseas foreign currency earning activities to run smoothly also had an impact.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the North Korean authorities pegged several laborers \u2014 not just one \u2014 as the whistleblower and repatriated them to their homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was a preemptive measure to warn laborers that tipping the press is a challenge to the security agencies and an act of treason,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>State security agency intensifies surveillance of workers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the matter was reportedly concluded internally within the Ministry of State Security without being reported to the Central Committee of the Workers&#8217; Party of Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey probably thought if they reported it to the Central Committee, it would look like they were admitting the charges were right,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe recent trend has been to investigate and handle problems that arise internally and to avoid reporting matters of concern as much as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the Ministry of State Security \u2014 labeling the whistleblower \u201cdisgusting human scum\u201d \u2014 crafted a plan to completely stop other potential whistleblowers by intensifying surveillance of laborers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, the negative feelings workers on the scene have about Choi are reportedly impacting his internal evaluation within the Ministry of State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChoi has had his wings clipped,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe Ministry of State Security has quietly accepted the workers\u2019 view that Choi is a bloodsucker who steals money, and Choi might be punished on this basis if public opinion worsens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources living in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous for security reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><em>Please send any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20240806-6\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choi Sung Chol, the North Korean security official Daily NK exposed for his abuse of North Korean workers sent to Russia in a whistleblower report in late January, remains in charge of North Korean workers in the Russian city of Irkutsk. 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