{"id":3923,"date":"2016-02-11T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T07:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=3923"},"modified":"2016-02-11T08:35:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T07:35:57","slug":"how-sad-kim-jong-un-executes-military-chief-on-charges-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=3923","title":{"rendered":"How Sad! Kim Jong-un Executes Military Chief On Charges Of Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kim Jong-un’s military chief has been executed on charges of corruption, it was reported Wednesday.<\/div>\n
Army General Ri Yong-gil, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, was conspicuous in his absence from events celebrating the North’s controversial satellite launch on Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n
Ri is believed to have been charged with pursuing personal gains and may have been ousted after raising objections to Kim’s recent appointments of party leaders to military posts, a source said.<\/div>\n
If confirmed, it would be the latest in a series of executions, purges and disappearances under its young tyrant.<\/div>\n
The source, who is familiar with North Korean affairs, said: ‘Ri Yong-gil is known to have been faithful to principles, so it appears the North cited (the charges) to justify his execution.<\/div>\n
‘This shows that Kim Jong-un is very nervous about the armed forces. It also shows his reign of terror continues.’\u00a0<\/div>\n
The news comes amid heightened tension surrounding isolated North Korea after its Sunday launch of a long-range rocket, which came about a month after it drew international condemnation for conducting its fourth nuclear test.\u00a0<\/div>\n
It is believed Ri was executed last week around the time Kim presided over a joint meeting of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party and the military, but it is not clear how he was killed.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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