Kim Jong Un issues secret order as suicides rise in North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has given a secret order to prevent suicide in the country, according to government insiders who talked to Radio Free Asia (RFA).
According to the article, the dictator called the conduct “treason against socialism” and instructed local governments to take preventative steps.
The dictator’s edict further stated that local government officials will be ”held accountable,” and that they must take responsibility for preventing suicides in their districts.
Though exact data have not been released, the South Korean National Intelligence Service announced at the end of May that suicides had increased by roughly 40% over the previous year.
“There are a lot of internal unrest factors in North Korea due to people’s hardships,” a spokesperson for South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said.
As Kim Jong Un issues secret orders as suicides rise in North Korea, the spy service also stated that violent crimes in North Korea are on the rise as individuals struggle to make ends meet.
On the condition of anonymity, an official from the northeastern province of North Hamgyong informed RFA’s Korean Service that the confidential suicide prevention order was delivered in emergency meetings of party committee heads at the provincial, city, and county levels in each province.
According to the research, there were 35 suicides this year in Chongjin and neighboring Kyongsong county, with the majority of them involving entire families.
The official added that those who attended the meeting were “shocked by the disclosure of suicide notes that criticized the country and the social system,” as per Radio Free Asia.
Another official said, “Despite the suicide prevention policy ratified by the General Secretary, the officials were not able to come up with an appropriate solution. Most of the suicides were caused by severe poverty and starvation, so no one can come up with a countermeasure right now.”
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