North Korean leader puts son in charge of spy agency

The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has taken charge at the country’s spy agency to prepare him to inherit the leadership of the communist nation from his father, reports claimed today.

North Korean leader puts son in charge of spy agency

The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has taken charge at the country’s spy agency to prepare him to inherit the leadership of the communist nation from his father, reports claimed today.

Mr Kim told senior officials of the State Security Department in March to “uphold” his 26-year-old third son, Kim Jong Un, as head of the agency, while doling out foreign-made luxury cars to the officials as gifts, South Korean reports claimed.

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