Kim Chol | |
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Born | c. 1960 |
Died | C.2012 |
Cause of death | 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 |
Political party | Worker's Party of Korea |
Criminal charge(s) | treason (frivolous, example of Kim family abuse of power) |
Criminal penalty | death by mortar shell |
Criminal status | executed |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김철 |
Hancha | 金哲 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'ŏl |
Kim Chol (김철, born c. 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][ better source needed]
Kim Chol | |
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Born | c. 1960 |
Died | C.2012 |
Cause of death | 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 |
Political party | Worker's Party of Korea |
Criminal charge(s) | treason (frivolous, example of Kim family abuse of power) |
Criminal penalty | death by mortar shell |
Criminal status | executed |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김철 |
Hancha | 金哲 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'ŏl |
Kim Chol (김철, born c. 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][ better source needed]