He received the car relatively recently
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un switched to a Mercedes-Benz Maybach S650, despite the tough sanctions imposed on the country, as reported by South Korean broadcaster SBS.
The publication's journalists paid attention to what the North Korean leader brought to the national congress of mothers in Pyongyang. The freeze frame shows the Maybach markings and the model number S650. According to SBS, this is a new Mercedes-Maybach car released in 2019.
Previously, when Kim Jong-un came to Russia, he used an old Mercedes car that did not have the Maybach and S650 badges. The leader of the DPRK received a new car in October or November.
A New York Times tracking of illegal Mercedes-Benz vehicles into North Korea revealed they were smuggled into North Korea through five countries over a four-month period.
«It is very likely that another loophole has opened in the UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea regarding luxury goods», — concludes SBS.