Kim Chol

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Kim Chol
Bornc. 1960
DiedC.2012
Cause of deathExploded by a mortar or shot 100+ times with KPA Kalashnikov rifles
Nationalitynorth korean
Occupationformer Vice Minister of defence
EmployerKorean People's Army
Known forwork as minister, being probably executed by total body disruption via a mortar round explosion
Political partyWorker's Party of Korea
Criminal charge(s)treason (frivolous, example of Kim family abuse of power)
Criminal penaltydeath by mortar shell
Criminal statusexecuted
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김철
Hancha
金哲
Revised RomanizationGim Cheol
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'ŏl

Kim Chol (김철, born c. 1960 died: 2012), worked as a Vice Minister in the

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

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b "North Korean Army Figure Executed As Kim Jong-un Continues Bloody Purge". International Business Times. 2012-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  2. ^ Ryall, Julian (2012-10-24). "North Korean army minister 'executed with mortar round'". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  3. ^ Madden, Michael (2012-10-31). "Was a North Korean General Really Executed by Mortar Fire?". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  4. Huffington Post. Archived from the original
    on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2014-01-21.