North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reportedly executes officials after failed Hanoi summit with US

CNBC ^ | 05-30-2019 | Reuters

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North Korea executed Kim Hyok Chol, its special envoy to the United States, and foreign ministry officials who carried out working-level negotiations for the second U.S.-North Korea summit in February, holding them responsible for its collapse, a South Korean newspaper reported on Friday.

Kim Yong Chol, a senior official who had been U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s counterpart in the run-up to the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, is also said to have been subjected to forced labor and ideological education, the Chosun Ilbo reported.

The North Korean leader is believed to be carrying out a massive purge to divert attention away from internal turmoil and discontent, the newspaper said.

“Kim Hyok Chol was investigated and executed at Mirim Airport with four foreign ministry officials in March,” an unnamed North Korea source said, according to the Chosun Ilbo, adding that they were charged with spying for the United States.

Kim Hyok Chol had been negotiations counterpart to U.S. special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun before the summit.

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Alleged picture of one of the persons said to be executed already surfaces. So, this is not absolute proof but I’ll bet the story is bogus.

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This has happened before: the fake media has announced executions in North Korea of certain high officials - and then days...months later - the same guy reappears looking the very picture of health.

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I understand North Korea has done a trade pact with the People’s Republic of San Francisco for all the crap on the sidewalks. It would appear hi- grade American street manure results in a high rice yield. What does SF get in return? Kim will nuke Seattle instead in case of WW III.