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The United States sanctioned top North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday for what it said were "notorious abuses of human rights."
It was the first time the United States had identified the North Korean leader as a direct target for sanctions, and diplomats say the decision will incense the nuclear-armed country, where the leader is considered infallible.
The sanctions, which target property and other assets within US jurisdiction, extend to 10 other individuals and five entities, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
"Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea continues to inflict intolerable cruelty and hardship on millions of its own people, including extrajudicial killings, forced labour, and torture," Acting Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam J. Szubin said in the statement.
A report by the US State Department to Congress seen by Reuters listed those responsible for the commission of serious human rights abuses and censorship in North Korea.
The North Korean leader topped the list.
The North Korea mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There are no comments.
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