{"id":36590,"date":"2018-07-04T13:23:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T04:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=36590"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:39:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:39:15","slug":"kim-jong-un-continues-to-ignore-rule-of-law-in-public-execution-of-military-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/kim-jong-un-continues-to-ignore-rule-of-law-in-public-execution-of-military-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong Un continues to ignore rule of law in public execution of military officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36600\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36600 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/PYH2015121617800001300_P2-1-696x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/PYH2015121617800001300_P2-1-696x443.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/PYH2015121617800001300_P2-1-696x443-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/PYH2015121617800001300_P2-1-696x443-660x420.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Supreme Court of North Korea. Image: Yonhap News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article 6, Clause 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which North Korea signed in 1981, states that \u201c[e]very human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-executes-army-lieutenant-general\/\">Daily NK recently reported that North Korean authorities carried out a public trial<\/a> at a meeting room in the April 25 House of Culture in Moranbong District, followed by the public execution of Hyon Ju Song, who had held the position of Director of the Inspection Division of the Ministry of People\u2019s Armed Forces General Rear Services Bureau (Lieutenant General of the People\u2019s Army), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at a firing range at the Kang Kon Military Academy located in Sunan District, Pyongyang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The public execution was reportedly carried out on orders from Kim Jong Un, sidestepping procedures stipulated in North Korea\u2019s own Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Act. The officer executed was put to a public trial after Kim had already personally signed off on his execution. In effect, this was in violation of North Korea\u2019s own procedures related to criminal prosecution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clause 418 of North Korea\u2019s Criminal Procedure Act states, \u201cPunishments are carried out after a judgement has been made. Executions may only be carried out following permission given by the relevant agency.\u201d In other words, the punishment for the crime should have been finalized after the trial for the execution to have been carried out. The North Korean authorities ignored these legal procedures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Koreans in general do not have access to lawyers for representation. It is highly likely that the relevant agency failed to inform the accused officer about the nature of the charges against him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a research article written by North Korean researcher Yu Yong Tae entitled \u201cThe Realities Facing Lawyers in the Republic\u2019s (DPRK\u2019s) Criminal Justice System\u201d (Research on Political Law, No. 1, 2006), \u201cThe activities of lawyers [in North Korea] not only focus on supporting the rights of the accused, but also support the work of the courts to ensure all criminal cases are handled in accordance with the demands of the Korean Workers\u2019 Party (KWP)\u2019s policies and regulations and a basis in the law of the land.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean lawyers act to ensure that the charges against the accused match up with the KWP\u2019s policies and thus are little more than prosecutors on the wrong side of the aisle. North Koreans are not allowed to choose their own lawyers, who are instead chosen by a preliminary judge or regular court judge. Lawyers for the defendants are generally disinclined to actually defend their clients at all during the course of a trial. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One defector who experienced the criminal justice system in North Korea told Daily NK on condition of anonymity that North Korean lawyers generally show up for three days at a trial and merely explain to the defendant the process they will be going through. \u201cI was told to just answer \u201cguilty\u201d when the judge asks whether I pleaded guilty or not. It was ridiculous,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The officer was accused of \u201cfalsely reporting on the violence of nuclear weapons\u201d and \u201cmaking a decision independently about provisions.\u201d The execution may have been an attempt, some say, to prevent any harm from coming to the prestige of the Supreme Leader through the idolization of anyone other than Kim Jong Un.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a crime in North Korea for anyone to subvert the authority of the regime. Eleven acts outlawed by the country, including \u201cstealing important national assets\u201d are subject to the death penalty as supplementary provisions of the Criminal Code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*This article was amended on July 4, 2018 to correct a quote by North Korean researcher Yu Yong Tae.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article 6, Clause 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which North Korea signed in 1981, states that \u201c[e]very human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. 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