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Hyon Yong-chol was a North Korean general and politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015. He was reportedly purged and executed in April 2015 for insubordination and sleeping during a military event, but the rumor was never confirmed.
May 13, 2015 · North Korea's Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed for showing disloyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's spy agency has told parliament. MPs were told Mr Hyon was killed on...
May 13, 2015 · South Korea's spy agency claims that Kim had Hyon killed with an anti-aircraft gun for disrespecting him and sleeping during a meeting. The report is unconfirmed by North Korea and has sparked doubts among analysts about its credibility.
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May 13, 2015 · South Korea's intelligence agency says the defence minister of North Korea has been executed for disloyalty and lack of respect for the country's leader, Kim Jong-un. The agency told ...
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May 13, 2015 · National Intelligence Service officials told a closed-door parliamentary committee meeting that People’s Armed Forces Minister Hyon Yong Chol was killed in front of hundreds of spectators at a...
May 13, 2015 · Hyon Yong Chol, who headed the isolated nuclear-capable country's military, was charged with treason, including disobeying Kim and falling asleep during an event at which North Korea's young...
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May 13, 2015 · Hyon Yong Chol was killed by fire from an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang, the South Korean Intelligence Service (NIS) was...
