Kim Jong-un's executed uncle Jang Song Thaek 'stripped naked, fed to 120 dogs as officials watched'
Friday 03 January 2014
Kim Jong-un’s uncle was killed after being stripped naked and fed to a pack of hungry dogs, according to reports in a Chinese state-backed newspaper.
North Korea has already described Jang Song Thaek as “despicable human scum, worse than a dog,” but the report, which appears in Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po newspaper, suggests he may have met his end in the jaws of dogs.
The account - which cannot be verified - describes how Jang Song Thaek and five of his aides were stripped naked and fed to 120 hungry hounds, who had been starved for three days. The whole process lasted is reported to have lasted an hour, and as they were eaten, hundreds of officials watched.
The Singaporean Straits Times claims that the brutal account listed alongside a number of other criticisms in the report shows how Beijing is displeased with the changing regime, but currently there is no consistent editorial line in Chinese state media. The method of execution by dogs has also not been confirmed by North Korea.
Previously it had been reported that a number of Jang Song Thaek’s aides were executed with anti-aircraft machine guns.
Aidan Foster-Carter, a senior research fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University, told The Independent: “I put no cruelty past the North Korean regime, but it does sound extreme even for them. In the recent past, they did have an effigy of the South Korean president mauled by dogs.
“However the killing of Jang Song Thaek has been an episode of state terrorism and the fact they did purge him and it was done so publicly shows that the military and Kim Jong-un is trying to warn people not to revolt and how savage punishments can been.
“Although China clearly allows its media and social media to be ruder than in the past this doesn’t mean they are going to stop supporting North Korea.”
Kim Jong-un described the execution of his 67-year-old uncle as the removal of “factionalist filth”, in his New Year message, adding that his purge left North Korea in a much stronger position.
Jang Song Thaek was a key member of North Korea's first family, a man widely seen as regent to leader Kim Jong-un, In all, at least eight people from Jang's circle were executed in the purge - alongside the director himself.
- 1 President of Argentina adopts Jewish godson to 'stop him turning into a werewolf'
- 2 The 'Black Museum': After 150 years, public set to see exhibits from police’s grisly crime museum
- 3 Downfall of Dustin 'Screech' Diamond, the 'Saved By The Bell' star charged with bar stabbing
- 4 Al-Qaeda official tells west to prepare for 'worst nightmare' and directs 'lone wolf' attacks towards easyJet and British Airways
- 5 Deadly fake vodka made from anti-freeze found on sale across Britain ahead of new year
-
President of Argentina adopts Jewish godson to 'stop him turning into a werewolf'
-
Al-Qaeda official tells west to prepare for 'worst nightmare' and directs 'lone wolf' attacks towards easyJet and British Airways
-
Downfall of Dustin 'Screech' Diamond, the 'Saved By The Bell' star charged with bar stabbing
-
Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals
-
Ukraine turns off reactor at its most powerful nuclear plant after 'accident'
-
Millions of Britons struggling to feed themselves and facing malnourishment
-
British actor Idris Elba cannot star as James Bond because he is black, says shock jock Rush Limbaugh
-
Ukip member gets into Christmas spirit with Union Flag plea to Santa 'for our country back'
-
Germany anti-Islam protests: 17,000 march on Dresden against 'Islamification of the West'
-
Nigel Farage: Ukip leader named 'Briton of the year' by The Times
-
Douglas Carswell tells Ukip to stop blaming foreigners as youth poll shows Nigel Farage is even less popular than Nick Clegg
Caribbean luxury at its finest
Barbados offers a new slice of holiday heaven at Port Ferdnand and Saint Peter's Bay Luxury Resorts
Rainbow list 2014: The LBGT people who make a real difference
Introducing our annual celebration of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender people who make a real difference
i100: Who makes your world a better place?
Tweet us the people who deserve some recognition to @thei100 with the hashtag #everydayhero and tell us why.
i100: How to take a wild career break and come back more employable
Fancy a wacky sabbatical?
Build yourself a brighter future
Chartered surveyors will be critical to shaping our new world
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
Independent Dating
iJobs General
Recruitment Genius: International Media Sales & Business Development Executive
£10000 - £45000 per annum: Recruitment Genius: An international event marketin...
Recruitment Genius: Marketing Executive
£20000 - £25000 per annum: Recruitment Genius: This is an exciting opportunity...
Recruitment Genius: Junior Property Manager
£13000 - £17000 per annum: Recruitment Genius: Junior Property Manager in a yo...
Recruitment Genius: Web Development Manager
£20000 - £25000 per annum: Recruitment Genius: A fantastic opportunity has ari...
Day In a Page
A timely reminder of the bloody anniversary we all forgot
The Locked Room Mysteries
How I made myself Keane
The West needs more than a White Knight
'The day I was shot by the Taliban'















