North Korea Executes Three Officials for Theft of Emergency Food Supplies

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North Korea Executes Three Officials for Theft of Emergency Food Supplies
2020-04-06

Authorities in North Korea executed without trial three high-ranking officials last week on charges of treason, for allegedly stealing food from the country’s strategic supply and selling it on the open market amid skyrocketing prices resulting from the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, sources within the isolated country told RFA.

According to sources familiar with the situation, the food was part of a large emergency shipment from China that was allowed to come through despite trade between the two countries having been shut down to prevent the spread of the virus.

The portion that was sold on the market was high-quality food intended to be used in celebrations for national founder Kim Il Sung’s birthday on April 15, a holiday referred to as the Day of the Sun.

Read more at: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/executions-04062020191909.html