North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Farm No. 1116, under KPA (Korean People's Army) Unit 810, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on June 1, 2015. Reuters
IBTimes: Kim Jong Un Military Purge Continues As North Korea Dictator Replaces Veteran Defense Chiefs
Kim Jong Un is replacing North Korea's veteran military officers with defense chiefs closer to his age, reported Strategic Digest magazine Tuesday. The generational shift is the supreme leader's latest overhaul of the North Korean military amid reports that Kim, who is reportedly in his early 30s, has ordered the execution of various defense leaders.
Kim maintains "an extensive and capable internal security apparatus" to remove anyone who challenges his power, Strategic Digest noted. Last month, Kim publicly executed the country's defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according to reports from South Korea. Hyon Yong Chol, a longtime Kim family loyalist, was allegedly killed by an anti-aircraft gun in Pyongyang.
WNU Editor: Some are reporting that .... 70 top leaders and more than 400 lower level officials have been executed this year under Kim's orders (Cato Institute). I am not sure on how they got their numbers .... but when one looks at who was around him when he took power after his father's death and compare it to today .... it is true .... most of these leaders are now gone.
Posts
