Glocom

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Glocom or Global Communications Co. is an armaments company that manufactures radio equipment and accessories for use in war.

According to its own information, the company is based in Malaysia . In 2017, a United Nations (UN) report submitted to the United Nations Security Council stated that Glocom was a front-line organization of the North Korean government with the aim of selling military equipment in violation of UN sanctionsfor sale. The report alleged that Glocom appears to be operated by North Korean company Pan Systems Pyongyang Branch, which is related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea intelligence service, the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). Pan Systems Pyongyang Branch claimed in 2017 that it had no connection with Glocom. The Malaysian Foreign Ministry also denies a violation of UN sanctions.

Despite the repeated blocking of its YouTube channels, Glocom advertised "radar systems, communication software and military radio systems" on the video portal in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Similar devices were advertised on Twitter in 2018 and 2019 and on Facebook in 2019.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nicola Smith: Shadowy North Korean network is secretly selling face and fingerprint scanning tech . In: The Daily Telegraph , June 7, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019. 
  2. a b James Griffiths: North Korea flouting sanctions with illegal arms trade, report finds . In: CNN . Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ A b Tom McKay: Alleged North Korean Front Company Still Using the Same Brand Name on Social Media, Apparently . In: Gizmodo . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  4. a b James Pearson: North Korea spy agency runs arms operation out of Malaysia, UN says . In: Reuters , February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2019. 
  5. Reality Check: How North Korea does business . December 29, 2017. Accessed March 14, 2019. 
  6. ^ Kate O'Keeffe: How North Korea's Global Financing Web Works Around Sanctions . In: Wall Street Journal , December 12, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019. 
  7. ^ Raynold Toh: Singapore firm denies link to North Korean front company . In: The Straits Times . February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  8. Malaysia rejects 'insinuation' it violated UN sanctions on North ... . In: Reuters , March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019. 
  9. ^ Joseph Cox: Shady North Korean Military Contractor Found a Home on YouTube . August 23, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2019. 
  10. a b c d Joseph Cox, Emanuel Maiberg: North Korea Advertises Military Hardware on Twitter, YouTube, Defying Sanctions . In: Motherboard . March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  11. ^ A b Ian Talley: New Doubts Emerge About US-Led Sanctions on North Korea . In: Wall Street Journal , September 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.