Sydney man accused of brokering deals for North Korea had 'connections' to Kim Jong-un, court hears

  • 📰 abcnews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 83%

Australia Headlines News

Chan Han Choi, accused of brokering deals for North Korea, including missiles, alleged he had connections to the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, a Sydney court has heard.

A man accused of brokering deals for North Korea, including missiles, has alleged he had connections to the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, a Sydney court has heard.His defence lawyer said it was all "just talk and hot air"Chan Han Choi has pleaded not guilty to seven charges, including contravening United Nations sanctions and providing services to assist a weapons of mass destruction program.

For about four months before his arrest in the Sydney suburb of Eastwood in December 2017, he was allegedly involved in brokering five transactions, including for coal, petrol and missiles.Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Single SC told jurors there would be no eye witnesses, but rather the case would rely on documents, emails, intercepted phone calls and experts."The accused has travelled to North Korea on at least seven occasions," Ms Single said.

The court heard there will be references in communication to "pine trees" and "the nursery" which the Crown alleges were coded language for missile technologies.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

yellow peril!!!! god you guys are as bad as sky thee days ThisisNotJournalism

Sounds like a second instant of foreign interference am I right?!

Who believes this?

deport him to N Korea

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines