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North Korea's recent mention of a major incident related to quarantine had high interest, according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS). It has been confirmed that the North Korean military command has been downgraded one after another due to this issue.



Ahn Jung-shik, reporter specializing in North Korea



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General Secretary Kim Jong-un scolded executives at the expanded meeting of the Politburo on the 29th of last month, saying that a serious incident related to emergency quarantine had occurred.



The National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly today (8th) that this major incident was a quarantine problem at Uiju Airfield in North Pyongan Province.



North Korea decided to open the border between North Korea and China in April of this year and set the Uiju Airfield as a disinfection base, but it was not properly prepared and the border could not be opened.



[Ha Taekyung / Parliament information above strength secretary of the National: failed to open (uiju airfield) border to disinfecting facilities are inadequate warm-up, you must open the material is also coming inflation also would fall]



among some regional price beats exhibition bichukmi The delay in supply was also analyzed to be the cause of Kim's anger.



In the photo of the visit to the Geumsusan Palace of the Sun, released today to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the death of Kim Il-sung, the situation of reprimand by military officials was revealed.



It was confirmed that Ri Pyong-chol, the top military commander, was pushed to the third line and was dismissed from the Politburo Standing Committee, and it appears that he was also dismissed from the vice chairman of the Party Central Military Commission because he was dressed in a people's uniform rather than a military uniform.



[Kim Byung-ki/Secretary of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee: Ri Byung-chul was eliminated from the (Political Bureau) Standing Committee and was demoted to the head of the munitions industry.]



Chief of the General Staff, Park Jeong-cheon, who is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was pushed to the edge of the second row, and was promoted to rank from Marshal to rank. relegated.



Minister of National Defense Kim Jeong-gwan was also demoted by one rank from rank to captain.



According to the National Intelligence Service, General Secretary Kim recently lost about 10 to 20 kilograms and is conducting normal government activities.



(Video editing: Park Ki-duk)