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| May 6, 2009 |
❑ Two officials publicly shot
In North Korea, public execution, which has been infrequent due to international criticism, is happening again. In Pyongsung city, February 18, two officials from Ministry of Electric Industry were public shot to death. Their crime was shutting down electricity supply to Sungjin Steel Mill located in Kimchaek city in North Hankyong Province. At Sungjin Steel Mill, steel is rolled and sent to Kimchaek Iron Works, and then it is exported to China.
Kim Jong Il ordered the Ministry of Electric Industry, in December 2008, to redirect electricity from the steel mill to Pyongyang city. And two officials from the ministry followed the order, thus causing great damage to Sungjin Steel Mill. Sungjin Mill had been provided electricity barely enough to continue operation.
However, authorities, after hearing the reports from the Steel Mill, arrested the two officials on Feb. 18, and executed in two days.
❑ Security Command’s Haeju local chief, Oh, was publicly executed, with 170,000 crowd gathered
In late March, Oh Kum Chol, 44, chief of Haeju garrison of the Security Command was publicly shot to death with a large crowd gathered to see it. Around 170 thousands came. Oh’s crime was adultery.
However, it is rumored that Oh’s real fault was embezzling money of descendents of Kim Il Sung’s former colleague during the War against Japan. Chang Wool Hwa is a Chinese who helped Kim Il-Sung during the war and is a symbol of Sino-Korean cooperation in North Korea. Therefore, Chang’s descendents are regularly invited to North Korea. Chang’s children are involved in Sino-Korean trade with such background and prestige. Oh embezzled 1.8 million US dollar of Chang’s children.
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