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South Errs Over Leader

A former North Korean military chief who South Korea said was executed is actually alive and in possession of several new senior-level posts, the North’s state media said yesterday.

The news on Ri Yong Gil marks yet another blunder for South Korean intelligence officials, who have often gotten information wrong in tracking developments with their rival.

Ri, who was considered one of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s most trusted aides, missed two key national meetings in February. Seoul intelligence officials later said that Kim had him executed for corruption.

Ri was among those given important positions during the just concluded Workers’ Party congress in Pyongyang. According to KCNA, Ri got three posts — member of the party’s Central Committee, alternate member of the committee’s powerful Political Bureau, and member of the party’s Central Military Commission.

Seoul’s Unification Ministry confirmed yesterday Ri is back after analyzing photos and video of the congress.


 

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