North Korean defector reveals dictator's lavish lifestyle

A North Korean colonel who went on European shopping sprees for his country’s rulers has told how the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury while ordinary people struggled to survive in the impoverished communist nation.

Kim Jong Ryul, who spent 16 years under cover in Austria, said the “great leader” and his son and successor Kim Jong Il spent millions pampering and protecting themselves with Western goods.