N. Korea executes vice premier for anti-revolutionary crimes

북 김정은 '공포정치' 지속 北 내각부총리 김용진 총살…김영철 혁명화 조치 Another high-level official in the Hermit Kingdom has been executed ... as Kim Jong-un appears to be trying to tighten his grip on power. Two other senior officals have also been sent for so-called "re-education." Connie Kim fills us in on the continued 'fear politics' by the young leader. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's reign of terror is expanding beyond the military and the party... to his cabinet. South Korea has confirmed one of the North's top officials has been executed and two other senior officials have been sent for so-called 're-education'. An official at Seoul's unification ministry said Wednesday North Korea's vice premier for education Kim Yong-jin was put to death by firing squad sometime last month for anti-party and anti-revolutionary crimes. The 63-year-old had been investigated by the regime's state security department after being caught dozing off during the Supreme People's Assembly in June. Many experts have noted that Kim Jong-un in still in the process of reshuffling personnel to cement his leadership. "Kim Jong-un has barely anything to show for himself, particularly in the economy. So he's continuing his reign of terror, especially when it comes to those close to his father Kim Jong-il or to his uncle Jang Song-thaek who was executed in 2013." It's also been confirmed that Kim Yong-chol , head of the North's United Front Department, which handles inter-Korean affairs, was sent for a month of re-education on a rural farm for trying to expand his department's role. He's now back on the job. Kim Yong-chol is known as a leading hardliner against the South, and is also believed to have masterminded the torpedo attack on the warship Cheonan back in 2010. The secretary of the North's Propaganda and Agitation Department, Choe Hwi , was also sent away for re-education in May, as punishment for mishandling of the regime's propaganda activities. North Korea's killing of high-level officials for supposed disloyalty to their leader is widely known with Kim Jong-un's execution of his uncle Jang Song-thaek being a landmark case. "As of last year, more than 130 officials have reportedly been executed since Kim Jong-un took power in late 2011,… and experts say the brutality will continue... to ensure his officials' loyalty and to tighten his grip on power. Connie Kim, Arirang News." Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS): http://www.facebook.com/newsarirang Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/arirangworld Instagram: http://instagram.com/arirangworld