April 26, 2024
COVID-19

North Korean state media pushes anti-corruption line following Politburo meeting

Official reactions to corrupt “betrayal," self-criticisms highlighted on Party daily front page

The front page of North Korea’s party-run daily Rodong Sinmun emphasized a recent scandal as a key ideological target for self-reflection on Monday, following the announcement of a dismissal of top officials for corruption on Saturday.

That announcement came in coverage of a recent Politburo meeting led by Kim Jong Un, which was said to have covered the primary topics of the corruption scandal and the country’s efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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