Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of North Korean leader's powerful sister is unclear

[Zorro]

What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?

That’s a question being asked by many who watch the insular, nuclear-armed country after her name failed to appear in its new Politburo lineup in recent days.

Some say Kim Jong Un may have demoted his sister — considered by many to be North Korea’s second-most powerful official — over general policy failures. Others believe Kim could be worried about her rapid rise and increasingly high profile as he tries to bolster his domestic authority in the face of growing economic challenges.

Rumors that have cast Kim Yo Jong as her brother’s heir apparent could be dangerous for him because they “raise the issue of Kim’s hold on power and health inside North Korea,” said Oh Gyeong-seob, an analyst at Seoul’s Korea Institute for National Unification. This, he said, is why Kim Jong Un is slowing down her political rise.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-01-13/fate-north-korea-kim-jong-un-sister-unclear

[twin_ghost]

3. Or was executed by an anti-aircaft gun. n/t

[Crataegus]

2. Canonised?

She was all over the news. Now she's probably all over a field somewhere.