“Kim Jong-un gained 6 to 7 kilograms every year, 140 kilograms kilograms … I used a stick, but now he is healthy.”

The chairman of the North Korean State Council, Kim Jong-un, in 2012 (left) and recently (right). Eight years ago it was 90 kilograms, and it increased from 6 to 7 kilograms every year, and now it is around 140 kilograms, but the National Intelligence Service estimates that there is not a major health problem. [연합뉴스]

The National Intelligence Service said in a state affairs audit by the National Assembly Intelligence Committee on the 3rd that there is a possibility that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s military status is military supply and demand, and that his sister minor Kim Yeo-jeong, candidate for member of the Chosun Labor Party Political Bureau, is involved in general state affairs.

Democratic Party member Kim Byeong-gi, who is the secretary of the opposition party, and Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People’s Power, said in a briefing on the day’s state affairs audit: “ At the Eighth Congress of the Party in North Korea next year, the power structure may be reorganized to reinforce Kim Jong-un’s status, and new internal and external strategic lines may emerge. It may be a major turning point in the North Korean regime, which is why the NIS is watching closely, ”he said. Regarding the elevation of President Kim’s membership, President Kim Jong-il was elected Marshal in 2012 after his death as ‘Marshal of the Republic’ in 1992, and President Kim Il-sung received the title of Marshal in 1953, right after the Korean War, and then increased to the number of units in 1992. Representative Ha said: “I received a report from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) that Kim Yeo-jeong was in charge of not only diplomacy and security, but also the overall planning of the party’s founding event, “and said:” At the Eighth Party Congress, beware of the possibility of being promoted from the current political bureau candidate to a post that will fit the position, he said.

However, the NIS is said to have drawn a line in the controversy over the ‘rule in charge’ that Kim Yeo-jeong is assuming power from President Kim. Assemblyman Ha said: “It is not that Kim Jong-un’s authority is weakening or preparing to succeed. He said: “As the governance of the leader focused on field orientation in the past was changed to policy orientation, field orientation was simply entrusted to the attendees.” In fact, this year’s policy meeting, chaired by President Kim, totaled 17 times, compared to the average of just 3 times a year for the past 8 years.

Meanwhile, regarding President Kim’s health problem, the NIS said in the day’s audit: “There are no signs of abnormality. However, when he came to power in 2012, he weighed around 90 kilograms, but now he has increased to about 140 kilograms at an average of 6 to 7 kilograms every year for the last eight years. “He added:” In 2014, he could not walk correctly with a cane because I had a lump on my foot due to ankle canal syndrome, but I fixed it. ”

Regarding the case in which Lee Mo, an official from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was killed by a North Korean military shooting in September, the state audit of the day said: “According to NIS intelligence, there was a situation where North Korea searched Lee’s body and Kim Jong-un investigated the course of the related case. It is said that he gave an order to do so “.” There is a report that North Korea was aware of the communication network’s exposure through media articles at the time (such as the Ministry of Defense intercepting North Korea’s communication), and that the amount of Use of the communication network decreased and the language system used during communication was partially changed. There were, ”he said.

The NIS believes that North Korea maintains the same preparedness for the biochemical warfare related to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). In particular, it is said that through the emergency quarantine law related to Corona 19, a “ corona crime ” has recently been established, which is subject to the highest death penalty if the quarantine fails or does not participate . Congressman Ha said: “For violations of the quarantine and handling of the coronavirus, we punish according to military law, not civil law, and we closed the borders for quarantine and buried landmines in some of the border areas of Korea. North and China. Due to the trauma, it is completely forbidden to bring foreign materials. Customs officials who brought South Korean goods to North Korea in August faced massive punishment, ”he said.

National Intelligence Service Commissioner Park Ji-won said final coordination of his visit to Japan next week was in progress. Japanese private broadcaster TBS also quoted a Japanese government official as saying: “Director Park visited Japan next week and met with his Japanese counterpart Hiroaki Takizawa, the cabinet information officer, the secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party. Toshihiro Nikai, and a recruitment lawsuit. We are expected to exchange views on the Japanese expression of mobilization demand and the strengthening of Japan’s export regulations. ”

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