PKR has called for a full investigation and royal inquiry into revelations of a North Korean front company operating in Malaysia, along with the UN's allegations of sanctions violations.

"News reports quoting a UN report naming Glocom, a company formed in Malaysia and operated by North Korean intelligence agency Reconnaissance General Bureau, is extremely worrying and a significant cause for concern.

"Of primary concern to the Malaysian public is how an arms company such as Glocom, operated by the intelligence agency of a foreign country, has been allowed to operate in Malaysia," said PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil.

"Therefore, for the sake of national security, the Malaysian government must swiftly initiate measures including freezing the assets of the Glocom and its company directors, and full police investigations must be initiated on them.

"If they are found to have violated any Malaysian laws, they must be brought to justice," he said in a statement today.

The revelation over Glocom's existence came after Malaysia hit the spotlight following the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother at KL International Airport 2 on Feb 13.

Reuters last Thursday cited a UN report as revealing the North Koreans as behind a military equipment company called Glocom, with its office in an unmarked door on the second floor of a rundown building in Kuala Lumpur's 'Little India' neighbourhood.

According to the report, the move violates UN sanctions against North Korea.

'One line response insufficient'

Yesterday, the Foreign Ministry denied the allegations saying, "Malaysia categorically rejects any such insinuation.

"Malaysia had provided the required response to the queries raised by the panel of experts and will fully cooperate with these bodies as it is done in the past," it said, without elaboration.

Fahmi said Wisma Putra's "one-line denial" that Malaysia had violated UN sanctions against North Korea by allowing it to operate out of Kuala Lumpur, is "insufficient".

He said the government should advise the Agong to order a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) over the matter.

"This RCI should comprise senior, bi-partisan members of parliament, former judges and military experts, so as to conduct a full inquiry into Glocom, its affiliates and all relevant ministries in order to establish how Glocom has been allowed to operate in Malaysia, whether there are any other companies such as Glocom that must be investigated, and whether UN trade sanctions against North Korea were indeed violated," he said.