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Chan Han Choi denies brokering missile deals with North Korea, had links to Kim Jong-un, Sydney court told
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Chan Han Choi arrived in Australia in 1987 and became a citizen in 2000.
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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.
Key points:
His defence lawyer said it was all just talk and hot air
The Australian citizen is alleged to have extensive connections to North Korea
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.
“He regularly communicates with people who – on the crown case – are from North Korea,” Single said.
Choi had brokered past deals on behalf of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea that weren’t illegal but they “showed he did in fact have ties to North Kore”, the prosecutor said.
Discussion about exporting missiles allegedly involved Choi talking of building a nursery of trees in Taiwan. The crown alleges that was a reference to the creation of a missile establishment on the island nation.
Choi also spoke of a tactical inertial measurement unit – a piece of navigational equipment the crown said had “no practical commercial or civil use”. “Its only use is in rugged, military environments,” Single said.