North Korea publicly executes two fortune tellers
Brad Hunter
Published:
April 11, 2019
Updated:
April 11, 2019 12:49 PM EDT
This undated and undisclosed picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 1, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the fishery stations in the eastern coastal area. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS/AFP)
They didn’t see this coming.
Two female fortune tellers were executed in North Korea while a third was jailed for life in a show trial reminiscent of the Cold War.
A source told Radio Free Asia that the women formed a psychic collective called the Seven Star Group.
They claimed two children — aged three and five — had the ability to channel a “spirit oracle” and predict the future.
The women were executed in March while thousands of people watched.
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Radio Free Asia said sources within the Hermit Kingdom told them the executions were designed to send a message.
Tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un reportedly fears superstition has become too widespread in the dictatorship and he wants to “maintain social order.”
“Even high-ranking officials and the families of judicial authorities often visit fortune tellers before arranging weddings or making business deals,” the source said.
In North Korea, Kim Jong-un is considered to be something of a god and any threats — perceived or real — are dealt with severely.
Executions are fairly routine in one of the world’s remaining communist countries.
“As a matter of state policy, the authorities carry out executions, with or without trial, publicly or secretly, in response to political and other crimes that are often not among the most serious crimes,” a UN human rights report said.
http://rfa.org/english/news/korea/executions-04102019175353.html
http://torontosun.com/news/world/north-korea-publicly-executes-two-fortune-tellers
Brad Hunter
Published:
April 11, 2019
Updated:
April 11, 2019 12:49 PM EDT
This undated and undisclosed picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 1, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the fishery stations in the eastern coastal area. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS/AFP)
They didn’t see this coming.
Two female fortune tellers were executed in North Korea while a third was jailed for life in a show trial reminiscent of the Cold War.
A source told Radio Free Asia that the women formed a psychic collective called the Seven Star Group.
They claimed two children — aged three and five — had the ability to channel a “spirit oracle” and predict the future.
The women were executed in March while thousands of people watched.
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Radio Free Asia said sources within the Hermit Kingdom told them the executions were designed to send a message.
Tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un reportedly fears superstition has become too widespread in the dictatorship and he wants to “maintain social order.”
“Even high-ranking officials and the families of judicial authorities often visit fortune tellers before arranging weddings or making business deals,” the source said.
In North Korea, Kim Jong-un is considered to be something of a god and any threats — perceived or real — are dealt with severely.
Executions are fairly routine in one of the world’s remaining communist countries.
“As a matter of state policy, the authorities carry out executions, with or without trial, publicly or secretly, in response to political and other crimes that are often not among the most serious crimes,” a UN human rights report said.
http://rfa.org/english/news/korea/executions-04102019175353.html
http://torontosun.com/news/world/north-korea-publicly-executes-two-fortune-tellers
