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Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?

With claims that 31 senior political figures have been purged since Kim Jong Un took power, Luke Herman analyzes what may or may not have happened to the individuals that disappeared.
hiring and firing
by Luke Herman , October 22, 2012

Recent English-language reports in the South Korean media have discussed a South Korean lawmaker’s claim that 31 senior officials have been killed or purged since Kim Jong Un’s first public appearance in September 2010.  But what grounds were these claims made on and might there be other factors at play?

On Tuesday, Rep. Yun Sang

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Luke Herman is a regular writer at NK News and the Peterson Institute’s “Witness to Transformation” blog. He is a graduate of the UCSD School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS). Follow him on Twitter (@luke_herman) or email him your comments at [email protected]   Click here for full bio page