N Korea confirms removal of Kim Jong-un uncle Chang Song-thaek

After days of speculation, North Korea has finally confirmed that Chang Song-thaek, a powerful uncle of North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un, has infact been removed from his position.

According to North Korea’s state run media, Mr Chang, who was considered as an economic reformer and country’s main negotiator, had committed criminal acts. As to what these criminal acts were vaguely highlighted by the state run machinery;

It said that the decision was made after a meeting of the ruling communist Korean Workers’ Party.

“The Chang Song-thaek group… committed such anti-party, counter-revolutionary factional acts as gnawing at the unity and cohesion of the party,” said reports carried in state media early on Monday.

“Chang pretended to uphold the party and leader but was engrossed in such factional acts as dreaming different dreams and involving himself in double-dealing behind the scenes.”

Mr Chang was not alone in the leadership upheaval; two of his close aides were also executed for corruption.

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