A list of articles on the subject of the Jang Song Thaek purge: Kim Jong Un’s uncle ‘very likely’ removed from power – Washington Post, 3 December 2013 N. Korea announces purge of Jang Song Thaek for “anti-party, counter-revolutionary factional acts” – Free Korea, 8 December 2013 Report on Enlarged Meeting of Political Bureau of … [Read More]
People: Jang Song-thaek
The official announcement of Jang Song-thaek’s execution
From the KCNA’s English-language website run from Japan. Among his crimes: Half-heartedly clapping when Kim 3 was appointed vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea projecting himself internally and externally as a special being on a par with the headquarters of the revolution Preventing a tile factory from erecting a … [Read More]
Official announcement of Jang Song-thaek’s arrest
Here is the formal announcement of Jang Song-thaek’s arrest, from the KCNA Japanese website. A lesson for anyone who might dare to dream different dreams or eat in a restaurant’s private dining room. Report on Enlarged Meeting of Political Bureau of Central Committee of WPK Pyongyang, December 9 (KCNA) — A report on the enlarged … [Read More]