Kim Jong Un 'has staged 70 executions'

North Korea has staged 70 executions since current leader Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011, according to South Korea’s foreign minister.

Kim Jong Un 'has staged 70 executions'

North Korea has staged 70 executions since current leader Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011, according to South Korea’s foreign minister.

Yun Byung-se also said at a forum in Seoul that Kim’s “reign of terror” is inspiring North Koreans working overseas to defect to the South.

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