FURIOUS Kim Jong-un could send his own officials to face the firing squad for their “reckless” behaviour.
Iron-fist ruler Kim has wiped one of North Korea‘s party committees off the map after being left outraged by their antics.
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Dozens of party officials were involved in an embarrassing “drinking spree” that ended in a “major incident” at Ryonggang Hot Springs resort in Onchon county.
Insiders believe this could have involved physical fights, abuse towards staff, cavorting with mistresses and trashing the premises
Michael Madden, director of NK Leadership Watch, told The Sun: “North Korean culture has no qualms about alcohol consumption.
“This was not a case of people getting a tad too tipsy or singing too loudly.
“Whatever happened, it was most certainly a stag party atmosphere.
“This involved about 40 officials under a county party committee.
“Whatever happened was so egregious they decommissioned the county party committee.
“That means some pretty hard individuals tied to Kim will directly manage the Onchon area’s affairs for the time being and the county party committee literally wiped off the map”.
Kim is now desperately trying to clamp down on unruly government officials in his Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) after a series of incidents.
Fuming Kim has demanded his cronies stop abusing their power to clean up their act amid fears it could spell bad news for his party’s future.
His puppet state newspaper Rodung Sinmun recently used its front page to decry bad behaviour and insist on compliance with party discipline.
It warned that disobedience “will cause losses to the party and leave a stain on one’s own political life”.
Kim has forced some local and provincial government officials to work without pay for up to six months as punishment.
But the despot’s wrath could go a lot further – and end in death for the worst offenders.
Mr Madden added: “There were other ruling party meetings at which discipline and bad behaviour were addressed.
“Some local and provincial government officials were sentenced to work without pay for three-to-six-month periods.
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“Some of these people will be demoted and/or expelled from the WPK.
“These party meetings, the central Secretariat meeting Kim presided over, and these local level meetings are, in some cases, just the beginning of the process.
“Some of these incidents will be referred to the police or the State Security Department (NK secret police) for further investigation.
“In some of the more egregious cases people will be incarcerated or sent to isolated areas with their family members.
“There is also certainly a high probability that a couple of the most flagrant offenders will be sent to the firing squad and executed.”
North Korea’s implementation of the death penalty has long been condemned by human rights groups.
The nation’s hermetic state means the true number of executions isn’t clear – but defectors have given gruesome accounts.
Murder, rape, drug smuggling, treason, political dissent, piracy, and consumption of media not approved by the government are some of the offences the death penalty is handed down for.
Last year, North Korea admitted carrying out public executions in a rare admission of its treatment of prisoners.
Executions were ordered for 30 officials in September after Kim accused them of failing to prevent flooding and landslides that killed 1,000 people.
Kim’s secret missile base disguised as Golf Course
By Katie Davis, Chief Foreign Reporter
SCHEMING Kim Jong-un has constructed a new missile base disguised as a private golf course, satellite images reveal.
Top analysts told The Sun how the James Bond villain-esque golf course features sand traps, grass and putting greens – but they believe they are being used to conceal launch pads and missile caches.
The extent of the North Korean despot’s nuclear and missile programme has long been shrouded in mystery – with stations scattered across the hermit kingdom.
Satellite images reveal Kim‘s latest base, however, as he continues to ramp up his weapon development.
The pictures reveal what appears to be a private golf course near a recently demolished Kim family mansion in the Ryokpho district of southern Pyongyang.
Analysts confirmed the base could be used to launch long-range missiles – though appears more operational at the moment.
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