On the March 30, in Hyesan, Yangkang Province, three residents were publicly executed and 30 households were forcibly expelled after a public trial. Aggravated uneasiness and growing horror spread among residents.
“Three residents were executed for human trafficking at a vacant lot in the Hyesan Airport while a crowd watched,” a source from Yangkang Province told Daily NK.
“The executed people were Mr. Kang, Mr. Shin and an anonymous woman residing in Weyeon-dong of Hyesan, Yangkang Province. They were all involved in human trafficking. The agents of the People’s Safety Agency dragged the three in front of a crowd of factory workers, people’s units and jangmadang traders, and shot them one by one.”
According to the source, on the March 31, authorities gathered residents in Hyesan Stadium to hold a public trial. The result was the forced expulsion of 30 households.
On January 23, 31 households were expelled. Another 84 households were expelled in late February.
