On August 12, 2025, The Washington Times reported on North Koreans in South Korea who use broker networks to send aid money and packages to their families back home. South Korea’s blanket sanctions render these acts criminal. NKDB analyst Lee Seung-yeop extensively explained the implications of the sanctions on humanitarian support:
”Due to difficulties in escaping, it is often the case that not all family members escape together, so North Korean escapees will send remittances through brokers.”
”There is no legal remittance route.”
Remittances go to food, daily necessities, medicine, small business and investment expenses, and sometimes the cost of escape. They are “not merely monetary transfers…They directly support survival in North Korea.”
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On August 12, 2025, The Washington Times reported on North Koreans in South Korea who use broker networks to send aid money and packages to their families back home. South Korea’s blanket sanctions render these acts criminal. NKDB analyst Lee Seung-yeop extensively explained the implications of the sanctions on humanitarian support:
To read the full article, you can click HERE.