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was rumoured to have been executed by mortar round for "carousing". It could be true that North Korea has a practice of secretly executing its military leaders for minor reasons. Or South Korean sources could simply circulate such rumours whenever there is a change in personnel. As of today, none of
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I changed it back to alive for now and updated the information. South Korea's National Intelligence Service was the source for all the media reports that said Hyon was executed. However, the source has now revised its statement and says it is not sure whether Hyon was executed. Need more sources
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It is shameful how biographies of North Korean people are frequently filled with rumours spread by the South Korean intelligence agency and echoed by Western media. Not only put the death date of a person, but silly things like "publicly executed by anti-aircraft fire". Why the
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The "confirmation" is actually a South Korean news service reporting an anonymous Chinese source that claims to have seen a secret North Korean diplomatic bulletin. I would say it is still not confirmed by North Korea, but there is no point in having an edit war about
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Most news sources that I have seen say it is reported that he was executed - a report by a South Korean MP of a intelligence briefing. From what I have seen, the SK intelligence service hasn't confirmed this yet. But reports are still coming
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was reported by North Korean media to have stood down due to illness, but there were rumours of a firefight or an attempted coup. Also in 2012, Vice Defence Minister
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Exactly - it is from South Korea. As the source says, North Korean media has not mentioned Hyon's execution, just referred to a new defence minister.--
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As it stands, a year later, we have reports of his death, and sources which indicate some scepticism. What do you think we should do?--
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who was reported executed by multiple sources, only to turn up alive and well the following year. And Kim Jong Un's aunt,
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I've now found a source from July last year which quotes a South Korean spokesman as saying the execution is a rumour.--
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My bad, it is... Anyway, did you reach a conclusion in May? The article still state that Hyon is dead.
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If you check, every single news source is citing that single MP, and that MP got it from this website
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I have changed the article to reflect the fact that we still don't have confirmation of his death.--
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I changed it to reportedly executed (from executed) and added not confirmed by North Korea.] ,
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http://news.yahoo.com/seoul-north-korea-media-confirms-purging-defense-chief-030411677.html
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North Korea Confirms: Defense Official Executed for Napping at Meeting
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I think Knowledge (XXG) has jumped too early to say that he is dead.--
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and most sources say he has been executed we need to mention it.
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There seems to be a pattern here. In 2012, Vice Marshal
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