S. Korea agency says N. Korea executed people, shut capital
Source: AP
By HYUNG-JIN KIM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang, as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Koreas spy agency told lawmakers Friday.
Kims government also ordered diplomats overseas to refrain from any acts that could provoke the United States because it is worried about President-elect Joe Bidens expected new approach toward North Korea, lawmakers told reporters after attending a private briefing by the National Intelligence Service.
One of the lawmakers, Ha Tae-keung, quoted the NIS as saying Kim is displaying excessive anger and taking irrational measures over the pandemic and its economic impact.
Ha said the NIS told lawmakers that North Korea executed a high-profile money changer in Pyongyang last month after holding the person responsible for a falling exchange rate. He quoted the NIS as saying that North Korea also executed a key official in August for violating government regulations restricting goods brought from abroad. The two people werent identified by name.
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party Politburo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down capital Pyongyang as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Koreas spy agency told lawmakers Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
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Mike 03
(16,616 posts)captain queeg
(10,148 posts)I worry Donny is going to pull the nuclear trigger, but Kim has donnys number and isnt worried about him. That at least sounds good but of course Donny is off the rails now and no telling what he might do if he thinks the world is laughing at him.
BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)North Korea executed people, shut capital, South Korean spy agency says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-executed-people-shut-capital-south-korean-spy-agency-n1249123
Bayard
(22,038 posts)Nitram
(22,776 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,100 posts)They must be suffering from the CV quite a bit, after all, they are unable to afford mechanized equipment probably of all types, thus everything is done manually, thus exposing more and more people to the CV, and sick leave? Do they even have such a thing in N. Korea?