Defector compares North Korea's Kim Jong Un to Roman emperor Nero
By Elizabeth Shim Contact the Author | March 7, 2017 at 2:16 PM
March 7 (UPI) -- The senior North Korea diplomat who defected to the South from Pyongyang's embassy in London described Kim Jong Un as a "21st century Nero" in a recent interview with a South Korean newspaper.
Thae Yong-ho, who may have eschewed interviews with media since the assassination of the North Korea leader's half-brother Kim Jong Nam, recently returned to the spotlight to provide his views on the regime.
In an interview with South Korean newspaper Kukmin Ilbo, Thae said Kim Jong Un is a despot who cannot tolerate those who disagree with him. Thae then provided an anecdote about Pyongyang Folklore Park, which began construction in 2008.
There have been previous reports Kim Jong Un had the park shut down because Jang Sung Taek had managed it.
Jang, Kim's uncle-in-law, was executed in 2013.
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He'd know better than me. Pity the Korean people who may suffer if anything happens.
