A top North Korean official who recently found himself the target of leader Kim Jong Un’s wrath emerged unscathed from a major meeting this week, despite the fact that it appeared he could be purged.

The good fortune of DPRK premier Kim Tok Hun provided the latest evidence that Kim Jong Un, a ruler who presides over a sprawling network of political prison camps, can be magnanimous toward officials who slip up.

But experts told NK News that Kim only keeps officials around if their mistakes weren’t politically motivated and he can still trust them despite their supposed shortcomings.

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