{"id":31132,"date":"2015-07-07T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T09:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=31132"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:26:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:26:18","slug":"terrapin-farm-manager-executed-pos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/terrapin-farm-manager-executed-pos\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrapin farm manager executed post onsite visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"bbs_caption1_box\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/efile\/201507\/DNKE_1318_295691_1436259300_i.png\"><br \/><a class=\"bbs_caption1\">Kim Jong Un during an on-site visit in May to a terrapin farm near the Taedong River<br \/>&nbsp;in Pyongyang . Image: Rodong Sinmun<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The manager of a terrapin farm sitting near<br \/>\nthe Taedong River has been executed following a field guidance tour from leader<br \/>\nKim Jong Un in May. The official was reportedly shot to death after it was<br \/>\nexposed during Kim\u2019s visit that water supplies to the tanks were inadequate,<br \/>\nDaily NK has learned.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">According to local sources, Kim lashed out at everyone present during<br \/>\nthe inspection, rebuking all present officials for<br \/>\ntheir failure to normalize production and calling their explanation of<br \/>\nelectrical, water, and equipment problems as root of the issue \u201cnonsensical<br \/>\ncomplaints.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe manager was shot and killed after the<br \/>\nMarshal (Kim Jong Un) made his field guidance tour to the terrapin farm near<br \/>\nTaedong River in Pyongyang,\u201d a source in Pyongyang recently told Daily NK<br \/>\nin a telephone call. \u201cHe was executed because some of the tanks were not<br \/>\nadequately supplied with food and water, leading to the death of a lot of<br \/>\nterrapins.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">News of this execution was cross-checked<br \/>\nwith two additional Daily NK sources in the capital.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cSome parts of the farm weren\u2019t able to<br \/>\nreceive water in a timely manner because of the lack of electricity. That fact<br \/>\nin conjunction with food shortages caused all the baby terrapins in the<br \/>\nfacilities to die,\u201d he explained. \u201cBecause it was the babies that ended up<br \/>\ndying and not the adult ones&#8211;had someone within the ranks tried&#8211;the manager<br \/>\nprobably could have evaded execution.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Still, he added that many felt it \u201cwould<br \/>\nhave happened regardless\u201d in order for the young leader to \u201cset an example.\u201d &nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Following a massive purge and execution of<br \/>\nhigh level officials, more Party cadres are going out of their way to express their<br \/>\nloyalty to Kim, according to the source, who explained that this is directly<br \/>\nreflected in the terrapin farm incident, whose mismanagement only came to light<br \/>\nbecause a lower ranking official reported it to the Central Party.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Upon hearing news of the farm manager\u2019s<br \/>\nexecution, some justifiably question how the official could have possibly kept<br \/>\noperations sound without a sufficient power supply, criticizing the cadres who<br \/>\nleaked the information.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThis is an incident wherein terrapins died<br \/>\nbecause of [no] electricity and then a person died because of the terrapins,\u201d<br \/>\nhe said, reflecting sentiments held by many residents.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Despite outrage over the execution bubbling<br \/>\nbeneath the surface, the source said that people are taking extra precautions<br \/>\nnot to land themselves in hot water, especially given that the incident<br \/>\nunfolded directly following an onsite visit, which featured prominently in the Party-run publication Rodong Sinmun, by Kim Jong Un.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong Un during an on-site visit in May to a terrapin farm near the Taedong River&nbsp;in Pyongyang . Image: Rodong Sinmun The manager of a terrapin farm sitting near the Taedong River has been executed following a field guidance tour from leader Kim Jong Un in May. 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