Kim Jong-un executed a top colonel and his accomplice for writing graffiti slamming the North Korean tyrant’s leadership
KIM Jong-un executed a high-ranking colonel and his accomplice over graffiti slamming the North Korean leader, reports claim.
They were allegedly killed by firing squad and their families thrown in prison camps for writing anti-Kim slogans on the House of Culture in the capital Pyongyang.
North Korean police checked the handwriting, found on March 1, against that of several officials, a source in the city told .
"The executed high-level official was in charge of checking the progress of soldier training at military camps in Ryanggang and Kangwon provinces," the source added.
Another said: "He had reportedly defaced many buildings with graffiti criticising Kim's regime over the past three years."
Daily NK previously reported on someone defacing 5,000 Won banknotes (worth around £3.50) with messages calling for Kim to be overthrown.
On the run up to that culprit's execution, North Korean authorities reportedly claimed the accused was bribed into vandalising the cash with "black money".
The term "black money" is what its officials call alleged funds from South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) intended to destabilise the North.
Following Kim's rise to power, the regime has even been reported to use anti-aircraft weapons to execute dissidents to spread fear.
But the country appears to be softening its tyrannical image in the run up to a potential historic summit with US president Donald Trump.
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