The purge of Jang Song Thaek associates has reportedly continued with the execution of a senior Central Administrative Department official in North Korea’s ruling party, a Japanese news agency reported Tuesday.
Choe Byung Hee, a division chief at the Central Administrative Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, has been shot to death following the execution of Jang Song Thaek's associates Ri Yong Ha and Jang Soo Kil from the same department, the Asia Press agency reported, quoting a local government official in the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea.
The purge of Jang Song Thaek associates has reportedly continued with the execution of a senior Central Administrative Department official in North Korea’s ruling party, a Japanese news agency reported Tuesday.
Choe Byung Hee, a division chief at the Central Administrative Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, has been shot to death following the execution of Jang Song Thaek's associates Ri Yong Ha and Jang Soo Kil from the same department, the Asia Press agency reported, quoting a local government official in the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea.
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