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North Korea reportedly executed its army chief of staff

North Korea reportedly executed its army chief of staff

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by: tntrecycling Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 10, '16 10:13pm  
North Korea reportedly executed its army chief of staff
North Korea executed its army chief of staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, which, if true, would be the latest in a series of executions, purges, and disappearances under the country's young leader.
 
The news comes amid heightened tension surrounding the isolated North Korea after its Sunday launch of a long-range rocket, about a month after it drew international condemnation for conducting its fourth nuclear test.
 
A source familiar with North Korean affairs also told Reuters that Ri had been executed. The source declined to be identified, given the sensitivity of the matter.
 
Ri, who was chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff, was executed this month for corruption and factional conspiracy, Yonhap and other South Korean media reported.
 
Yonhap did not identify its sources. The source who told Reuters the news declined to comment on how the information about the execution had been obtained.
 
South Korea's National Intelligence Service declined to comment, and it was not possible to independently verify the report.
 
The North rarely issues public announcement related to purges or executions of high-level officials.
 
A rare official confirmation of a high-profile execution came after Jang Song Thaek, leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and the man who was once considered the second-most-powerful figure in the country, was executed for corruption in 2013.
 
In May last year, the North executed its defense chief by antiaircraft gun at a firing range, the South's spy agency said in a report to members of parliament.
 
The North's military leadership has been in a state of perpetual reshuffle since Kim took power after the death of his father in 2011. He has changed his armed forces chief several times since then.
 
Some other high-ranking officials in the North have been absent from public view for extended periods, fueling speculation they may have been purged or removed, only to resurface.
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 10, '16 10:15pm  
Good thing were not like North Korea or Hillary would be so out of here.
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