US seeks extradition of North Korean from Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The US is seeking the extradition of a North Korean man from Malaysia for alleged involvement in money-laundering in breach of sanctions against Pyongyang, a court heard Thursday.

Mun Chol Myong, who has lived in Malaysia for a decade with his wife and two daughters, was arrested in May.Prosecutors said the charges relate to the trade in luxury goods, including liquor, to the North. North Korea has been hit with repeated rounds of crippling sanctions – imposed by the United Nations and countries such as the US – over its nuclear weapons programme.Mun has been in custody since his arrest and last month a judge rejected a bail application, saying he was a flight risk.

At a hearing today, lawyer Jagjit Singh again argued Mun should be released on bail and complained prosecutors had not shared documents from US officials with the defence. “It is not a violent offence… It is only money laundering offence not terrorism related,” he told the court.But the judge rejected the request for Mun’s release and set the next hearing for July 12.Prosecutor Faizul Aswad Masri said the offences allegedly happened between 2014 and 2017, and involved “controlled items which cannot be exported to North Korea”.

Lets see if the the double standard prevail. If it does, it confirms the hopelessness of this country and if it doesn’t, this country is a refuge haven of all sort.

Will Mahathir give in to Trump? Remember Mahathir ignored Modi on extradition request of Zakir.

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