Tag: misconduct
N. Korea reassigns security officer following bribery reports
A North Korean security agent whose bribery was exposed through a Daily NK report in January last year has been recalled to Pyongyang after...
Exposing reality: North Korea’s surprising new rural drama
North Korea has unveiled its first new television drama in two years, surprisingly featuring candid portrayals of official corruption and rural discontent. "A New...
Bribe-taking officer arrested after years of exploiting position in Kangwon province
A North Korean official in charge of policing anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior in Kosong county, Kangwon province, was arrested for corruption.
A source in the...
N. Korea executes officials after agricultural inspection scandal sparks public outrage
North Korean authorities have carried out public executions of approximately ten officials involved in what the regime termed "mega crimes" in Jagang province's Usi...
N. Koreans dismiss Kim Jong Un’s latest anti-corruption drive as theater
North Korea is cracking down on corrupt provincial officials, but many people don't believe it is having much effect.
Multiple sources in North Korea told...
N. Korea executes young woman in public display meant to deter...
A young North Korean woman was publicly executed by firing squad in late January in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, following her conviction for murder,...
Drunk, violent, and under pressure: Police-vendor tensions in Hoeryong
The police department in Hoeryong has recently criticized its officers for brutal policing practices, drawing resistance from members of the force.
According to a source...
N. Korea’s failed whistleblower system: Informants left unprotected
North Korea's Public Reporting System Law encourages overseas workers to report their colleagues' illegal activities, but the system has proven ineffective due to inadequate...
Aid theft undermines N. Korean flood recovery efforts
Officials overseeing flood recovery efforts in North Korea's North Pyongan province are embezzling aid supplies meant for reconstruction, a source in the province told...
N. Korea’s anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over currency control failures
North Korea's Unified Command 82, tasked with policing anti-socialist behavior, has launched an internal investigation into its own currency stabilization efforts. On Oct. 20,...
