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Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader, reportedly has ex-girlfriend, 11 others executed
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader, reportedly has ex-girlfriend, 11 others executed
August 30, 2013 - 11:22AM
Carol J. Williams
A North Korean firing squad last week executed a former girlfriend of leader Kim Jong Un and 11 other entertainers for allegedly violating laws banning pornography - at least according to a South Korean newspaper.
The report by Cho-sun Ilbo, an English-language newspaper of a Seoul media conglomerate, published on Thursday deemed the reported August 20 executions a death blow to expectations that Mr Kim would oversee a transition of his isolated and tyrannised people into a more open era.
Like many stories out of the Hermit Kingdom, the reports remain unconfirmed and are based on unnamed sources.
In this episode, among the dozen performers shot to death while their families and former band members were forced to watch was Hyon Song Wol, a singer Mr Kim reportedly courted a decade ago but was forced to abandon by his dictatorial father, Kim Jong Il.
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August 30, 2013 - 11:22AM
Carol J. Williams
A North Korean firing squad last week executed a former girlfriend of leader Kim Jong Un and 11 other entertainers for allegedly violating laws banning pornography - at least according to a South Korean newspaper.
The report by Cho-sun Ilbo, an English-language newspaper of a Seoul media conglomerate, published on Thursday deemed the reported August 20 executions a death blow to expectations that Mr Kim would oversee a transition of his isolated and tyrannised people into a more open era.
Like many stories out of the Hermit Kingdom, the reports remain unconfirmed and are based on unnamed sources.
In this episode, among the dozen performers shot to death while their families and former band members were forced to watch was Hyon Song Wol, a singer Mr Kim reportedly courted a decade ago but was forced to abandon by his dictatorial father, Kim Jong Il.
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-reportedly-has-exgirlfriend-11-others-executed-20130830-2suqx.html
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