Following devastating floods and landslides, North Korea executes over thirty government officials: Reports.
Following devastating floods and landslides, North Korea executes over thirty government officials: Reports.
According to South Korean media reports, 20 to 30 officials from the flood-affected area were executed at the same time late last month.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have ordered the execution of over 30 government officials for failing to prevent the deaths of over a thousand people in recent flooding, according to South Korean media. Heavy rain and landslides in Chagang Province killed, injured, and displaced many people.
According to Chosun TV, North Korean authorities have threatened to take serious measures against individuals who allegedly could have done more to avert the casualties.
Chosun TV, quoting a North Korean official, said that individuals responsible for the intolerable loss of life would face harsh punishment. According to the story, 20 to 30 flood-affected officials were executed at the same time late last month.
HT was unable to independently verify the validity of the claim.
Details are difficult to establish due to North Korea’s great secrecy, but the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that Kim Jong Un ordered authorities to “strictly punish” officials in the aftermath of the devastating floods that struck Chagang Province, near China’s border in July.
In an emergency Politiburo meeting presided over in Sinuiju, leader Kim Jong Un instructed authorities to “strictly punish” individuals who he alleged ignored their duty for disaster protection and caused “even the casualty that cannot be allowed,” according to KCNA.
Investigations into the acts of Kang Bong-hoon, the fired Chagang Province Party secretary, are underway. The report said that Kang, a former deputy director of the Munitions Industry Department, accompanied Kim Jong-un during on-site inspections.
In July, the northern province experienced severe flooding, displacing thousands of inhabitants and resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.