Pyongyang: In an alarming development, several media reports claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has executed at least 30 government officials for failing to prevent deaths during the devastating floods that engulfed the country recently. A source told Chosun TV that 20-30 officials were executed in one of the flood-stricken areas late last month.
The unnamed North Korean official said Kim Jong Un held an emergency meeting on a special train after the Yalu River flood and dismissed the Minister of Public Safety and the Changang Province Party Secretary. He warned of “strict punishment” to those who had caused “unacceptable casualties” caused by the recent floods. The officials also faced charges of corruption and negligence
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