Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Executive Order Re: Additional Sanctions with Respect to North Korea, Jan. 2, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 2, 2015. Today, the President issued an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This E.O. is a response to the Government of North Korea’s ongoing provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies, particularly its destructive and coercive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment