Uncle of North Korean leader 'executed as traitor'

Kim Jong Un’s uncle has been executed, with the state media calling the leader’s former mentor “worse than a dog”.

Uncle of North Korean leader 'executed as traitor'

Kim Jong Un’s uncle has been executed, with the state media calling the leader’s former mentor “worse than a dog”.

The announcement early today comes days after Pyongyang announced that Jang Song Thaek had been removed from all his posts because of allegations of corruption, drug use, gambling, womanising and generally leading a “dissolute and depraved life”.

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