North Korea executes official with anti-aircraft gun in new purge

TYRANT Kim Jong-un has reportedly blown to bits one of North Korea’s top officials with an anti-aircraft gun after he dozed off in a meeting.

TYRANT Kim Jong-un has executed one of North Korea’s top officials with an anti-aircraft gun after the man fell asleep in a meeting.

The despot ordered the killing of Ri Yong-jin, a boss in the education ministry, after he made the fatal mistake of nodding off as the ‘glorious leader’ spoke, reports The Sun.

South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported: “He incurred the wrath of Kim after he dozed off during a meeting that Kim presided over.

“He was arrested on-site and intensively questioned by the state security ministry. He was executed after other charges, such as corruption, were found during the probe.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the killing of Ri Yong-jin, a boss in the education ministry, after he made the fatal mistake of falling asleep. Picture: AFP.

A second official named as Hwang Min, formerly of the agriculture ministry, was also ordered to be killed “because policy proposals he had pushed for were seen as a direct challenge to the leadership of Kim Jong-un,” the newspaper reported.

Details of the policies were not released, although it has been confirmed that Mr Hwang was replaced in a gathering of the North Korean parliament earlier this year.

Using over-the-top weapons against anyone who crosses Kim’s bonkers regimen has been well documented in the past.

Kim reportedly used an anti-aircraft gun to kill a top official, similar to the one seen here in Libya used by rebels. Picture: AFP.

In April last year, satellite images were said to have captured an imminent execution at a military camp just outside North Korea’s capital.

It’s also been claimed the Kim family — which has ruled North Korea since 1945 — has also used flamethrowers and mortars to slaughter opponents.

The JoongAng Ilbo suggested the latest executions “may be interpreted as a new reign of terror in North Korea” prompted by a string of recent defections.

This story first appeared in The Sun.