Stripped naked, thrown into a cage and torn apart by 120 starving dogs: How Kim Jong Un had 'scum' uncle executed
- A pack of 120 starving dogs were set on Jang Song Thaek and five aides
- Kim Jong-Un and 300 officials watched horrific execution
- Punishment, called 'quan jue', or execution by dogs, lasted an hour
- Uncle was accused of treachery and corruption by the brutal regime
- Kim has carried out a 'massive purge' of threats to consolidate his grip
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Jang Song-Thaek was said to have been thrown into a cage with his five closest aides, after which 120 hounds which had been starved for three days were released, eating the men until there was nothing left.
The horrifying details emerged in a report in Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper, which said the gruesome act was known as ‘quan jue’, or ‘execution by dogs’.
Brutal: Jang Song-Thaek, in blue suit and
handcuffs being escorted in court on December 12, was executed by wild
dogs, according to reports coming from China
In previous executions, political prisoners were killed by firing squads with machine guns, although one aide was tied to a post and a mortar round was fired at him.
The report said the ‘quan jue’ lasted an hour, and Kim was said to have watched the stomach-churning ‘show’ along with 300 senior officials.
Analysts said the tyrant had probably invited the officials to the death ceremony as a warning that they should not step out of line and remain faithful not only to him but also to the Stalinist regime.
Kim had described his 67-year-old uncle – who was married to his father’s sister – as a traitor, a womaniser and a ‘despicable human scum – worse than a dog’.
It was previously thought he had been executed by firing squad.
Family: Kim Jong-Un (right) applauds at a show as his uncle, Jang Song-Thaek (left), looks on
Vicious: Dictator Kim Jong-Un, pictured, shocked the world when he accused his 'scum' uncle of treachery and had him executed
Frenzied: Jang Song Thaek was fed to a pack of 120 dogs which had been starved for three days, it was claimed. (Stock picture)
The Singapore paper was quoting China’s official newspaper, Wen Wei Po, which was published in Hong Kong on December 12, although details emerged only yesterday.
The savage death of Kim’s uncle sent shockwaves through the authoritarian state, showing no one was safe – even family members.
Kim’s 19-year-old nephew fled his university campus in Paris after the execution and has gone into hiding.
North Korean justice: The tribunal in the capital Pyongyang which apparently ordered Jang Song Thaek's death
Family: Shown with his powerful nephew during a
military parade in February last year, Jang Song Thaek (left) was once
the second most powerful man in North Korea. Some say he was seen as a
threat
The
tyrant’s ruthless streak was documented last year when it was claimed he
had a former lover executed because she appeared in a porn film.
South Korean newspapers said singer Hyon Song-wol and 11 others were arrested in August for violating North Korea’s laws against pornography and were executed, possibly by firing squad, three days later.
The condemned, all members of the performing groups Unhasu Orchestra and Wangjaesan Light Music Band, were accused of making videos of themselves having sex and selling the videos for distribution in China. Other band members as well as the families of the victims were made to watch the mass execution.
South Korean newspapers said singer Hyon Song-wol and 11 others were arrested in August for violating North Korea’s laws against pornography and were executed, possibly by firing squad, three days later.
The condemned, all members of the performing groups Unhasu Orchestra and Wangjaesan Light Music Band, were accused of making videos of themselves having sex and selling the videos for distribution in China. Other band members as well as the families of the victims were made to watch the mass execution.
Revelations: Kim Jong-un used his New Year's
speech to defend the recent execution for treason of Jang Song-thaek,
Kim's uncle and North Korean second most powerful man of the past
decades
Authoritarian: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
(seventh from the right) visits the mausoleum of his father Kim Jong-il,
late North Korean leader, at Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on
New Year's Day
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