Tag: bribes
Bicycle theft ring leader to get light punishment due to connections
The leader of a gang of bicycle thieves recently arrested by the police in North Hamgyong Province will likely receive a slap on the...
Fewer N. Korean patrol boats monitor area near Sinuiju than before...
The number of North Korean patrol boats operating in the Yalu River near Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, has fallen by half since the start...
Sinuiju security official arrested on corruption charges
A security agent in Sinuiju was recently arrested on corruption charges for allegedly using his power to squeeze locals for money.
Speaking on condition of...
Kangwon Province doctor exiled with his family for demanding a bribe
A doctor was recently exiled to a mountainous area with his family for extorting bribes from the family of a patient hospitalized for inhaling...
N. Korea’s security officials scramble to collect cash for New Year’s...
Security officials working in regions along the China-North Korea border scrambled to put together money to pay their superiors as 2022 came to an...
Officials at a Hamhung textile factory under investigation for corruption
The prosecutors’ office in South Hamgyong Province is investigating corruption at the Hamhung Knitwear Factory, Daily NK has learned.
“The Hamhung Knitwear Factory has been...
N. Korean teacher publicly criticized for openly asking students for gifts
Amid reports that North Korean teachers are suffering from severe privation, a teacher in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, was recently criticized during a public...
Sinuiju officials intensify bribe demands amid wider economic malaise
As North Korea attempts to hermetically seal its border to stop COVID-19 from entering the country, Daily NK has learned that bullying by bureaucrats...
N. Korean military agencies trip over each other to extract bribes
The North Korean military's deteriorating food situation has led to greater competition among various military agencies to conduct "inspections" of military units and extract...
Angry over bribe demands, Chinese fishing boats ram N. Korean patrol...
Angry over demands for bribes by North Korean patrols, several Chinese fishing boats intentionally rammed into a North Korean patrol boat near Sinuiju in...
