webfact Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption'The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being purged for corruption, state news agency KCNA reports.Chang Song-thaek was dramatically removed from a Communist Party session by armed guards earlier this week.It was the biggest upheaval since Mr Kim succeeded his father two years ago.KCNA said Mr Chang had admitted at a military trial on Thursday to attempting to overthrow the state, and was executed immediately.Mr Chang, who had mentored his nephew during the leadership transition from Kim Jong-il to his son Kim Jong-un in 2011, was "worse than a dog", said the agency.He had admitted abusing his positions of responsibility to form a faction against the state and to harbouring his own political ambitions, it said.Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25359939-- BBC 2013-12-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 sounds similar to the Desert Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post noikrit Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well how busy would they be here then .... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinx Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Just how barbaric can humans be ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 thailand better prepare for an influx of koreans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Defence lawyers must starve in NK, what with no appeal process. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonThaiToMe Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Isn´t this what Suthep (Kim Jong-un) wants to do to Thaksin (Chang Song-thaek)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 "..... had admitted at a military trial on Thursday to attempting to overthrow the state" "......had admitted abusing his positions of responsibility to form a faction against the state and to harbouring his own political ambitions" Sounds familiar to me.Anybody else can notice the similarities between this rant and Suthep's rant? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Langsuan Man Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 Defence lawyers must starve in NK, what with no appeal process. What makes you think that he even had a defense lawyer for the "trial" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbles48 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Isn´t this what Suthep (Kim Jong-un) wants to do to Thaksin (Chang Song-thaek)? No actually. It is what Thaksin wants to do to Suthep. Get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scott Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 Oh, goodness, and my family was all in a snit when aunt Betty and uncle Wilbert didn't come for Christmas dinner one year! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldc Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well, the death penalty is a bit extreme (aside from issues of morality). But perhaps a minimum sentence of 10 or so years with no possibility in parole would be appropriate for Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well, the death penalty is a bit extreme (aside from issues of morality). But perhaps a minimum sentence of 10 or so years with no possibility in parole would be appropriate for Thailand. They would need a prison the size of a province......... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Like an episode of Game of Thrones, but changed to Game of Gimchi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post otherstuff1957 Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 I wonder what they will talk about at the next big family get-together? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I wonder what they will talk about at the next big family get-together? AK47's..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 if only they started doing this here, there would be a shortage of politicians and policemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Defence lawyers must starve in NK, what with no appeal process. What makes you think that he even had a defense lawyer for the "trial" Probably no such people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falangadang Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Isn´t this what Suthep (Kim Jong-un) wants to do to Thaksin (Chang Song-thaek)? No actually. It is what Thaksin wants to do to Suthep. Get it right. Lets hope that this kind of strict anti-corruption cleansing policy is not what Suthep has in mind for Thailand's political reform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjoker Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Love to reed that there is at least 1 country where villains get what they deserve, and this without loosing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank James Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 This is the kind of quick "justice" a lot of the posters on TV like to call for on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Why is it the North Korea and do something about corruption, but Thailand cannot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Love to reed that there is at least 1 country where villains get what they deserve, and this without loosing time. "... and this without loosing [sic] time." Yes nothing says justice like eliminating your rivals by manufacturing accusations against them to make an assassination look like a court-ordered execution. He probably was a "villain" and had plenty of blood on his hands, but those who engineered his removal are undoubtedly deserving of the same treatment. Hardly a good example of following the "justice delayed is justice denied" maxim. Why is it the North Korea and do something about corruption, but Thailand cannot? Yes, you're right. Now there's no corruption in North Korea, Edited December 13, 2013 by Suradit69 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSkyCowboy Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well, the death penalty is a bit extreme (aside from issues of morality). But perhaps a minimum sentence of 10 or so years with no possibility in parole would be appropriate for Thailand. Morality does not exist with this kind of people. One just accepts the risks of being in power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongteesood Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Recently the island of Tarutao has been used for illegal smuggling of refugees to be used as slaves - this has been well documented by a BBC investigation and it has been done with the approval and bribes paid to the local police there. I say we see a stop to that and turn Tarutao into a penal colony for bad politicians and 'civil servants' including police, army, navy etc. that do bad things like letting slave traders deal under their noses, beating up phone sellers with their gang, being corrupt MP's and being fugitives on the run. I agree, it won't be big enough, but it is a good place to start... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianf Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Isn´t this what Suthep (Kim Jong-un) wants to do to Thaksin (Chang Song-thaek)? If this was meant to be a joke - it wasn't funny. If it was meant to be a political observation, then maybe the poser has too many glasses of Thai Whisky! Becuse you cannot compare Kim Jong-un to Suthep. Not even in your wildest dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 never a dull moment. Recently Kim had an old girlfriend executed along with her family and associates from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 You have to admit though, for a government they're quite dramatic. The Korean Central News Agency described Jang Song Thaek as a “traitor for all ages” and said he was executed for his alleged “wild ambition to grab the supreme power of our party and state.” “[D]espicable human scum Jang, who was worse than a dog, perpetrated thrice-cursed acts of treachery in betrayal of such profound trust and warmest paternal love shown by the party and the leader for him,” KCNA reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesMad Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I wonder what they will talk about at the next big family get-together? What family get-together??? There is nobody left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I wonder how so many are so short sighted... This is exactly what Starlin did. Anyone close to power was removed, insecurity and fear were key to maintaining power.. It seems the same in North Korea. I very much doubt this Uncle admitted to anything freely. IMO its clear that a potential future threat to power was removed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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