“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.