Kim Chol Explained
Kim Chol should not be confused with Kim Jong-nam.
Kim Chol |
Birth Date: | 1960 |
Death Date: | C.2012 |
Death Cause: | Exploded by a mortar or shot 100+ times with KPA Kalashnikov rifles |
Nationality: | north korean |
Occupation: | former Vice Minister of defence |
Employer: | Korean People's Army |
Known For: | work as minister, being probably executed by total body disruption via a mortar round explosion |
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Party: | Worker's Party of Korea |
Criminal Charge: | treason (frivolous, example of Kim family abuse of power) |
Criminal Penalty: | death by mortar shell |
Criminal Status: | executed |
Module: | Child: | yes | Hangul: | 김철 | Hanja: | 金哲 | Rr: | Gim Cheol | Mr: | Kim Ch'ŏl | Context: | north |
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Kim Chol (Korean: 김철, born 1960 died: 2012), worked as a Vice Minister in the North Korean Army. He was allegedly purged and executed in spectacular fashion for “drinking and carousing” during the period of mourning for Kim Jong-il.[1] South Korean media reported that he was exploded by mortar bombardment, and not shot by firing squad.[1] [2] However, Foreign Policy observed the claims probably originated from gossip and noted that stories about violent deaths of North Korean elites tend to be "exaggerated."[3]
Kim was one of 14 senior party, military, and government officials who were purged during Kim Jong-un's consolidation of power.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2012-10-24 . North Korean Army Figure Executed As Kim Jong-un Continues Bloody Purge . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073931/http://www.ibtimes.com/north-korean-army-figure-executed-kim-jong-un-continues-bloody-purge-853153 . 2012-10-28 . 2012-10-31 . International Business Times.
- Web site: Ryall . Julian . 2012-10-24 . North Korean army minister 'executed with mortar round' . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025093738/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9630509/North-Korean-army-minister-executed-with-mortar-round.html . 2012-10-25 . 2012-10-31 . . en.
- Web site: Was a North Korean General Really Executed by Mortar Fire?. Foreign Policy . Madden. Michael. 2012-10-31. 2017-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009224026/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/10/31/was_a_north_korean_general_really_executed_by_mortar_fire?page=0,1 . 2014-10-09 .
- Web site: Jauregui . Andres . 2012-10-24 . Kim Chol, North Korea Official, Allegedly Executed For Drinking During Kim Jong-il Mourning Period . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028194956/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/kim-chol-north-korean-official-executed-drinking-kim-jong-il-mourning_n_2010473.html . 2012-10-28 . 2014-01-21 . . en.