Another official of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party – Ma Won Chun – has been given a prominent military position, a KCNA report published on Monday has indicated.
Ma appeared in state media in military uniform and was referred to by military rank – lieutenant general – for the first time Monday as he accompanied Kim Jong Un on a visit to Taesongsan General Hospital.
Another official of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party – Ma Won Chun – has been given a prominent military position, a KCNA report published on Monday has indicated.
Ma appeared in state media in military uniform and was referred to by military rank – lieutenant general – for the first time Monday as he accompanied Kim Jong Un on a visit to Taesongsan General Hospital.
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