A number of North Korean veterans in tough living situations have been committing violent and drug-related crimes, according to a Radio Free Asia (RFA) article published on Tuesday.

The trend has prompted the North Korean government to “severely condemn antisocial behavior among veterans,” according to the article.

“An ideological criticism meeting was held to address this trend of antisocialism in North Hamkyung Province’s veterans from August 20-22”, said a source in North Hamkyung Province.

Prompting this statement were the crimes of three workers at the Chungjin Honored Veterans Factory, one of whom was further identified by his surname “Song.”

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