Purges Of Top Government Officials Reported In North Korea

On Sept. 30, 2010, the North Korean news service released a photograph of Kim Jong Un, left, the youngest son and heir apparent to Kim Jong Il. KCNA / Reuters

Is Kim Jong-un Purging the Party? -- Chosun Ilbo

The North Korean regime has been investigating senior officials for corruption since early November in what appears to be a purge led by Kim Jong-il's son and heir Jong-un, a defector organization said Tuesday.

A Unification Ministry official speculated, "Like his father, Kim Jong-un will probably try to consolidate his hold on power through bloody purges in his early days in office."

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