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Purported statements from Kim Jong Un re: disloyal officials.
http://www.theweek.co.uk/kim-jong-un/60578/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-claims-to-have-hydrogen-bombNorth Korea's vice-premier Choe Yong-gon has been executed after criticising Kim Jong-un, say reports.
He was killed after he "expressed discomfort against the young leader's forestation policy", according to the South Korean news agency, Yonhap. The 63-year old was reportedly executed by firing squad earlier this year. Choe was last seen in public in December and had been in the job for just under a year.
The most high-profile execution was in 2013, when Kim's uncle and second-in-command Jang Song-Thaek was sentenced to death after a military tribunal found him guilty of treason. He was also condemned for "half-hearted clapping" during a ceremony for his nephew.
Compare with this:
The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States. This order was approved as to form and legality by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel.
Ms. Yates is an Obama Administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration.
So it's not quite the firing squad, but the public sense of disdain and shame for any officials who dare challenge the leader's authority is very familiar.
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