Scarlatoiu continued, “The one who appointed him head of the United Front Department was Kim Jong Il, the father of the present leader”. The 73-year-old’s funeral will be held in Pyongyang Thursday.
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Leader Kim has earned a reputation for ruthlessness after sacking previous high-ranking officials and having his uncle executed.
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“North Korea has a long track record of suspicious deaths around high-level officials”, North Korea expert Andrei Lankov told Reuters.
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South Korean analysts believe that seasoned policy aides like Kim Yang Gon served as a calming voice for the young Kim Jong Un, advising him on when to employ gestures of reconciliation and when to use brinkmanship and saber rattling to shore up his leadership image in the highly militarised country.
“He was surely trusted by the Kim family regime”, stated Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.
FILE – In this October 4, 2014 file photo, Kim Yang Gon, center, a secretary of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, arrives at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea. Those talks produced an agreement that ended the standoff and for the two sides to work to hold more discussions to improve ties.KCNA said Kim died yesterday in an automobile accident at the age of 73.
The reversals of fortune, along with two similar cases earlier this year, have prompted suggestions the leader may be rolling back a purge.
His death was a “great loss” to the party and the people, KCNA said, praising him for his “admirable loyalty and competence”.
Chinese authorities have notified the South Korean Embassy that the recent media report was made “without prior permission from a local Chinese government”, the official said on the condition of anonymity, citing sensitivity of the issue.
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In 1976, an official said to rival to then-president Kim Il Sung died in a auto crash.
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With the news of Kim Yang Gon’s death, North Korean news media delivered another surprise: The list of senior officials joining the funeral committee included Choe Ryong Hae. He and fellow participants agreed on a deal at that time to defuse military tensions and promote civilian exchanges.
