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Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) on Monday, 13 June 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 June 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 27 June 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

North Korea: Hezbollah

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the 23 July 2014 ruling of the US District Court for the District of Columbia of "clear and convincing evidence" of the government of North Korea’s support for Hezbollah; and whether support for Hezbollah may fall under the proscriptions of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Answer

We are aware of the ruling made by the US District Court for the District of Columbia in 2014.

There is a substantial body of evidence that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) supplies arms to customers worldwide. Its sale of arms and related material to countries already in the grip of conflict exploits and increases regional instability. UN Security Council Resolution 2270, adopted on 2 March 2016, contains a range of robust measures to tackle the DPRK’s proliferation networks.

The UK proscribed Hizballah’s External Security Organisation in 2001, extending this in 2008 to include Hizballah’s Military Wing, namely the Jihad Council and all units reporting to it. However, the group is not proscribed in its entirety. The provisions of the Terrorism Act regarding support for proscribed organisations only apply to activity which has taken place in the UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL606
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Proscribed organisations Hezbollah North Korea
Legislation
Terrorism Act 2000
Link
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