{"id":39750,"date":"2019-02-25T10:19:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T01:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=39750"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:21:45","slug":"elite-inspection-team-to-crack-down-on-corruption-in-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/elite-inspection-team-to-crack-down-on-corruption-in-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Elite inspection team to crack down on corruption in North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38560\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/IMG_6751-2-1-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldiers in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province. Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An inspection team from the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea (WPK)\u2019s Central Inspection Committee has been deployed to North Pyongan Province to investigate corruption among local government officials. The inspection will reportedly be longer and more comprehensive than previous investigations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inspection team arrived on December 20 and is continuing to investigate local government officials,\u201d said a source in North Pyongan Province. \u201cThe team is looking at officials working in customs bureaus, factories and enterprises, and even in storage facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WPK Inspection Committee is tasked with investigating party officials who have committed offenses against the party or anti-revolutionary activities, or who have failed to follow policies and rules. The organization is run by former Organizational Guidance Department (OGD) First Director Jo Yon Jun, who is considered one of North Korea\u2019s most powerful figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inspections being conducted by the central government are much more intense than those conducted by the provincial party apparatus,\u201d said the source. \u201cThere\u2019s a rumor that two customs agency officials in Sinuiju, the manager of a City Management Center, and the party secretary of an enterprise have been fired due to the inspection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost inspections last around 20 days, but this one has been going on for more than three months,\u201d said the source. \u201cIt seems like the longest one of its kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his New Year\u2019s Address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized the \u201ceradication of corruption\u201d and an editorial published in the Rodong Sinmun in December labeled corruption a \u201ctraitorous act\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea watchers believe that Kim\u2019s emphasis on eradicating corruption is due to its negative impact on his key goal of economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Locals, however, are reportedly very tense due to the atmosphere brought on by the inspections in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are saying to each other that the inspection is really intense and scary. They\u2019re warning each other not to get caught,\u201d said a separate source in North Pyongan Province. \u201cSmugglers are making every effort possible to avoid getting caught up in the crackdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he added that locals are also welcoming the government\u2019s attempts to punish officials who are guilty of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are saying that they hope the inspection team knocks off those officials who aren\u2019t working for the people and replaces them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re hoping that corrupt officials get what they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An inspection team from the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea (WPK)\u2019s Central Inspection Committee has been deployed to North Pyongan Province to investigate corruption among local government officials. 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