The direct relatives of the recently executed Jang Song Thaek have all been put to death on the orders of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said on Sunday.
Entire families directly related to Kim Jong Un’s late uncle, who was executed in December for plotting to overthrow the Pyongyang government, were put to death with their children and grandchildren, “multiple sources” told Yonhap News.
The direct relatives of the recently executed Jang Song Thaek have all been put to death on the orders of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said on Sunday.
Entire families directly related to Kim Jong Un’s late uncle, who was executed in December for plotting to overthrow the Pyongyang government, were put to death with their children and grandchildren, “multiple sources” told Yonhap News.
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Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.