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For five years, Hugh Griffiths was part of the UN team of experts investigating North Korea’s violations of international sanctions and, just a month ago, claimed in a report that the dictatorship was doing or trying to trade arms with about 30 states and armed groups.
The country’s embassies are the logistics hub for stores, says Griffiths. He is not surprised by the information that appears in the new documentary “Mole – Undercover in North Korea” airing on SVT Play. The documentary reveals that the North Korean mission in Sweden functioned as a liaison center around a secret arms business.
– We have no documented cases or attempted sanctions through the embassy in Stockholm, but we do have a dozen cases in other parts of the world where North Korean embassies are involved in sanctions and played an important role.
Risk of North Korea starting to sell to terrorist groups
Hugh Griffiths believes that the information from the Mullvaden documentary is staggering and concerning, as North Koreans don’t seem to care who they sell to.
– People with feelings can go to Pyongyang and receive ballistic missile technology. It is not good, it is dangerous.
– This is one of the reasons why the Security Council has imposed sanctions on North Korea, because North Korea sells its ballistic missile technology to countries like Syria and Iran.
Secret price lists
According to Griffiths, one of the most interesting pieces of information in the documentary is the secret price lists.
– We’ve never seen price lists before, says Hugh Griffiths.
– For 5 – 20 million US dollars, you can purchase 1 to 5 different models of scudrobots. Who knows what will happen if they start making such offers for weapons of mass destruction.
