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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.<\/p>\n

MPs were told Mr Hyon was killed on 30 April by anti-aircraft fire in front of an audience of hundreds, the Yonhap news agency reports.<\/p>\n

It said Mr Hyon had fallen asleep during an event attended by Kim Jong-un and had not carried out instructions.<\/p>\n

The news comes weeks after the reported execution of 15 senior officials.<\/p>\n

Among them were two vice ministers who had challenged Mr Kim over his policies and members of an orchestra, the South’s National Intelligence Agency (NIS) said at the time.<\/p>\n

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Mr Hyon (right, with Kim Jong-un) had been a general since 2010<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Kim purged and executed his once-powerful uncle for treachery in 2013.<\/p>\n

Analysts told the BBC that while reshuffles of officials are commonplace in North Korea, the execution of a figure as close to Mr Kim as Mr Hyon was surprising and could give cause for concern about the country’s stability.<\/p>\n

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Mr Hyon is believed to have been a general since 2010, though little is known about him. He served on the committee for late leader Kim Jong-il’s funeral in December 2011, an indication of his growing influence.<\/p>\n

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Kim Jong-un has conducted a series of purges of officials since coming to power<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was appointed defence minister last year. NK News said he last appeared in state media a day before the alleged execution date.<\/p>\n

Last month, he travelled to Moscow to represent North Korea at a regional security conference, an event the NIS had originally reported that Mr Kim would attend himself.<\/p>\n

Mike Madden of North Korea Leadership Watch told the BBC that if true, the execution was “entirely a demonstration of power and authority”.<\/p>\n

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Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Chang Song-thaek, is the most high profile official to have been executed under his rule<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“This is indicative of Kim Jong-un’s impulsive decision-making”, he said, and a sign of a leader who is “not feeling secure”.<\/p>\n

Mr Kim has conducted a series of purges of close officials since becoming North Korea’s leader.<\/p>\n

The most notable was his uncle, Chang Song-thaek – once the country’s second-most powerful figure.<\/p>\n

He was arrested in December 2013 in front of a party meeting, found guilty of treason and immediately executed. The move was widely seen as the young Mr Kim stamping his authority.<\/p>\n

There have been reports before of North Korea using heavy weaponry in executions, including mortars.<\/p>\n

Last month, a rights groups released satellite images it said showed unusual activity on a small arms range at the Kanggon army training area in October 2014.<\/p>\n

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The US-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said the images showed large weaponry facing a very close target, a viewing area and several passenger vehicles.<\/p>\n

It said the “most plausible explanation” for the image was a “gruesome public execution” by anti-aircraft fire.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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