North Korean army minister 'executed with mortar round'

[Thanatos]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...tar-round.html

Kim Chol, vice minister of the army, was taken into custody earlier this year on the orders of Kim Jong-un, who assumed the leadership after the death of his father in December.

On the orders of Kim Jong-un to leave "no trace of him behind, down to his hair," according to South Korean media, Kim Chol was forced to stand on a spot that had been zeroed in for a mortar round and "obliterated."

The execution of Kim Chol is just one example of a purge of members of the North Korean military or party who threatened the fledgling regime of Kim Jong-un.

So far this year, 14 senior officials have fallen victim to the purges, according to intelligence data provided to Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the South Korean Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee.

Those that have fallen from favour include Ri Yong-ho, the head of the army and Ri Kwang-gon, the governor of the North Korean central bank.

"When Kim Jong-un became North Korean leader following the mourning period for his father in late December, high-ranking military officers started disappearing," a source told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. "From information compiled over the last month, we have concluded that dozens of military officers were purged."

It also appears that Mr Kim ordered his loyal officials to use the excuse of misbehaviour during the mourning period for his father to remove any potential opponents.

Other officials have been executed by firing squads, including Ryu Kyong, a senior intelligence expert.

Since being elevated to second-in-command of the nation by his father in September 2010, Kim has reportedly been behind the dismissal of at least 31 senior officials.

Citizens of the world can rejoice, our Glorious Leader has now achieved Bond-villain status.

[Vanoi]

North Korea Best Korea

[Slaytaninc]

We need to put together a TWCenter Task Force to take out Kim Jong Un.

[Menelik_I]

North Korea Best Korea

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

North Korea Best Korea

North Korea wins the award for most awesome kill shot
The General was caught drinking when he should have been mourning the death of dear leader he deserves it.
Juche spirit

[I WUB PUGS]

Dude has style, gotta give him that much. Well when it comes to purges. Needs a better haircut.

[nce_wht_guy]

That's some serious gangnam style.

[ivan_the_terrible]

That's some serious gangnam style.

I guess you could say (takes off shades)

he died a martyr

Hehe, he was mortyred.

[Emperor Arcturus Mengsk]

Nazi

[The Dude]

So much for any hope of improvement.

[mrmouth]

Guys comon, a man is dead.

lol

[Sir Pignans]

So much for any hope of improvement.

I wouldn't say that necessarily, give him a year or two for him to consolidate his power. Chances are slim, but there. I would say anyway.

[Treize]

Yea I have heard that earlier. That's quite the new level of insanity.

[Armenum]

I really hoped with the election of Kim Jong-un that North Korea would become more democratic and possibly a beacon of democracy in East Asia. I hope Kim Jong-un is serious on democratic reform.

[Arch]

This guy has taste. I like it. Better to go out with an explosion than an axe I suppose.

I really hoped with the election of Kim Jong-un that North Korea would become more democratic and possibly a beacon of democracy in East Asia. I hope Kim Jong-un is serious on democratic reform.

Yea, becuase more democracy with all the debt, shortsightedness and degeneration is exactly what this world needs. God I hope the North Koreans learn and take the china advance.

[Poach]

Every Dictator needs to secure his powerbase by executing all who are not his yes men before he can reform Best Korea into an even more shining example for the rest of us. Don't jump the gun here guys, he's just doing some house cleaning before getting down to business.

[Bobz]

The Great General Kim Jong-un is bravely following his father the Dear Leader, in eliminating the evil capitalist enemies of Best Korea in the most showy fashion possible. The Glorious Leader has to establish his authority by beating Kim Jong-il's executions of his generals by covering them in petrol and setting them alight in a public stadium.

[Knight_Of_Ne]

Wow, what a way to get rid of someone. I mean that is James Bond villain levels of crazy, is there some sort of think tank in North Korea that comes up with creative ways to kill of traitors and rivals or is death by mortar a usual form of execution over there?

Based on this story, I fully expect death by sharks with laser beams in the future. If only they had the money.

P.S. It's terrible that people have to die over there but to be fair it's better than an unstable North Korean government.

[Markas]

Wow, what a way to get rid of someone. I mean that is James Bond villain levels of crazy, is there some sort of think tank in North Korea that comes up with creative ways to kill of traitors and rivals or is death by mortar a usual form of execution over there?

If they were truly creative they would have fired him out of a Mortar into a pool full of sharks. With laser-beams attached to their heads.

[Knight_Of_Ne]

If they were truly creative they would have fired him out of a Mortar into a pool full of sharks. With laser-beams attached to their heads.

Lol, with ideas like this, there is a place in the North Korean government waiting for you.