North Korea Attempts to Purge Online Memory of Executed Leader
On Thursday, foreign policy watchers worldwide were stunned when North Korea announced the execution of Jang Song Taek, a top government official. Jang was the uncle of Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s young dictator, and also served as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea.
However, beyond the whims of North Korea’s leader, the Hermit Kingdom appears to have now also taken the unusual step of attempting to remove all references to Jang Song Taek from state-controlled Internet outlets, primarily the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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