Posted on 03/07/2017 5:44:42 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Video of man claiming to be Kim Jong Nam's son emerges
Posted 08 Mar 2017 08:42 Updated 08 Mar 2017 09:11
KUALA LUMPUR: A YouTube video has emerged in which a man claims to be Kim Han Sol, son of the murdered North Korean believed to be Kim Jong Nam.
The video titled KHS Video was uploaded on the YouTube page of a group called Cheollima Civil Defense on Tuesday (Mar 7) which contacted Channel NewsAsia after posting it.
"My name is Kim Han Sol, from North Korea, part of the Kim family," the man says in the video.
"My father has been killed a few days ago. I'm currently with my mother and my sister. We are very grateful to ...," he says, before the audio cuts off. He signs off by saying: "We hope this gets better soon."
In the 40-second video, the man shows his passport as proof of his identity, but his particulars are blacked out.
Channel NewsAsia has confirmed with Do Hee Youn, an activist with the Citizens Coalition for Human Rights of Abductees and North Korean Refugees, that the man in the video is Kim Han Sol.
The video was also posted on the group's website where it said it was protecting the Kim Jong Nam family.
"Cheollima Civil Defense responded last month to an emergency request by survivors of the family of Kim Jong Nam for extraction and protection. The three family members were met quickly and relocated to safety," the statement on the group's website said.
"We have in the past addressed other urgent needs for protection. This will be the first and last statement on this particular matter, and the present whereabouts of this family will not be addressed."
The group also thanked countries which it claimed helped it provide protection for the Kim Jong Nam family.
"We publicly express our gratitude for the emergency humanitarian assistance afforded to us in protecting this family by the governments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the People’s Republic of China, the United States of America, and a fourth government to remain unnamed."
When contacted by Channel NewsAsia, Malaysia's police chief said he has not heard of the group.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar would not comment when asked if the police were already in touch with Kim Jong Nam's family, but said they have their "own means of contacting the family"
Claim to be the rightful leader of free North Korea! Roll the dice!!
Run for your life, Kim Han Sol!!!
His life expectancy just went way down.
He is one o away from having an acting career.
Speaking of unacknowledged sons, whatever happened to Danny Williams? You remember him, he a black man who says Bill Clinton is his father. I guess since Hillary lost, nobody is worried about returning Danny’s calls. He should stay away from the Clintons anyway, they can be hazardous to your health!
This saga is the story of 2017, so far.
“His life expectancy just went way down”.
Artillery or mortar or starving dogs?
These little fat faced koreans are going to get a bad sun burn and then night night.
Not a good move!
Which are these countries?
Probably ones that have their hands full of Muslim folks right now and need no MORE aggravation!
The DNA of Bill Clinton should be available every time he gets a haircut. Just deliver it to Danny Williams.
Is the PRC about to say; “Enough is enough?”
The PRC can effectively control the DPRK through what it allows across it’s land borders. The DPRK cannot survive on what it imports by sea, and the Sovs cannot logistically support them through their tiny sliver of a border.
It’s crystal ball time, if you please. Will this escalate, or simmer down? And what’s in it for Beijing to allow the DPRK to continue on this course? It’s always nice to have someone thought of as “worse/crazier than you are”, but when the crazier one turns on you, huuuuuuge problems can result.
Insights?
re: Sov logistic support.
If memory serves, the only cross-border connection between the Sovs and the DPRK is one one-track Russian gauge railroad bridge over the river-border near a place called Kahsan or Khasan or something like that.
You do not feed and supply a country with few natural resources over one railroad line.
And with the classic Russian xenophobic paranoia, if China drops out, why would Moscow want to be seen as the only kid on the block (other than Iran) supporting the DPRK. Iran can send Pyongyang all the money they want (from what Obama sent Tehran) but you can’t eat dollar bills.
What needs to be done has been always jacking up the cost. So far it was not enough. However, N. Korea is about to cross the nuclear threshold, beyond which U.S. or other powers can no longer control them.
Kim Jong-un is bent on pushing it through. He is not successful on economic front. This is the only thing he can claim as his success which is important to cementing his legitimacy. So that leaves us no choice.
China is still content to let N. Korea continue. They pretend to be offended but in the end, back up N. Korea again whenever N. Korea carries out another provocation. When S. Korea reacts to counter N. Korean threat, they immediately threatened to retaliate. Lately, they are retaliating by punishing S. Korean businesses in response to S. Korea's decision to allow U.S. to deploy THAAD missile defense system in its territory. However, this is hardening S. Korea's resolve. Not just governments but general public is turning decidedly hostile.
Things are now lining up. All are now taking sides. There is no longer fuzzy middle-ground many people used to dwell on.
Unless N. Korea backs down which I doubt, it will escalate. U.S. military has been quietly boosting its presence in the area. 7th Fleet is assigned to focus exclusively on N. Korea. 3rd Fleet is moving forward. The U.S.-S. Korea annual military exercise is now scaled up. S. Korea is committing itself to take on China if that is what it takes to counter N. Korea.
The most important element is U.S. economic pressure on China. There will be trade sanctions of various kind to hit China, starting with Chinese steel industry and Chinese companies doing business with N. Korea. This will be designed to force a choice to China. This policy is not just for N. Korea, but I think N. Korea will be part of the larger package which is to cut down China's power. If that does not work out, I think there will be military response from U.S. and its allies. The deal with China would not work unless our side credibly show that things will go a lot worse for China if they refuse. Recent assassination of Kim Jong-nam with VX nerve agent gave further momentum in this direction.
So to make long story short, I think there will be an escalation. It could come in different forms: Stepped-up military presence along with dramatic increase of military stock-pile, economic pressure to China, creating N. Korean government-in-exile to challenge current N. Korea regime.
I don't think this will fizzle as it used to.
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