Corruption is woven into daily life in North Korea. Daily NK’s sources document it firsthand — officials demanding bribes, black market dealings, and a shadow economy the regime can’t suppress. This is the DPRK that Pyongyang doesn’t want you to see.
Tag: Crime & Corruption
‘Battle against crime’ ahead of Party Foundation Day
Pyongyang has called on all state agencies
to launch a ‘100-day battle against crime ‘ as it works to ‘establish social
order’ ahead of the 70th...
Murderer Caught after Two Years on Run
The suspected murderer in the “Chief Lecturer Murder Incident,” which resulted in the death of a senior staff member from Kim Il Sung Political...
2 Murdered in Human Trafficking Incident
Daily NK has received exclusive news of a late December incident on the Sino-North Korean border (between Bocheon in North Korean Yangkang Province and...
Brutal Murder of Student in Hyesan
An elementary school student from Masun 2-dong in Hyesan has been found murdered and mutilated near Hyesan Mine, according to a source from Yangkang...
Chongjin Awakened to Graft and Crime
The Secretary of a Party cell (who generally has the duty of managing and controlling five members of the Party) belonging to a branch...
