U.N. asked to exempt blacklisted individual to attend Olympics

The U.N. committee on North Korea sanctions on Wednesday received a request from South Korea to allow a blacklisted Pyongyang official a temporary exemption to attend the Winter Olympics, according to a Security Council diplomatic source."The exemption only goes for this person," the source told Kyodo News. "He is the only one that needs the exemption."Choe Hwi, chairman of the National Sports Guidance Committee, is subject to a travel ban and assets freeze under a Security Council resolution adopted June 2 to expand the number of individuals and entities who are held accountable for the No…READ FULL ARTICLE