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A Daily NK source in Yanggang Province has reported that two border guard officers and two rank-and-file soldiers implicated in the recent smuggling case that prompted a lockdown on the city of Hyesan were recently executed by firing squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a telephone conversation with Daily NK on Friday, the source said the \u201ccommander, political officer and two soldiers\u201d of the Border Security Command\u2019s 25th Brigade, 251st Regiment, Fourth Battalion, Third Company were shot on Nov. 22. The execution was \u201ccarried out at Ryonbong Airfield under the direction of Ministry of State Security officials who came from Pyongyang,\u201d the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The timing of the execution is noteworthy. The men were shot just a day after the lockdown on Hyesan was lifted on Nov. 21, indicating just how seriously authorities are taking the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korean authorities reportedly discussed the Hyesan Incident after Ri Pyong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, <\/span>arrived in Hyesan<\/span> last week<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The authorities <\/span>disbanded the company<\/span><\/a> implicated in the Hyesan smuggling case on Nov. 23 and transferred the regiment it was a part of to Yonggwang County, South Hamgyong Province. There are also rumors that the authorities will be cycling out a large number of troops from the area to other places in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All of these plans to transfer troops out of the border area are taking place in secret, the source said. The latest executions were not open to the public. To \u201cshow what happens to those who refuse orders,\u201d a single officer and enlisted soldier from each company of the 25th Brigade based in Hyesan was chosen to witness the executions, according to the source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ministry of State Security officials who directed the executions claimed that the four condemned soldiers had \u201cforsaken the great confidence and trust of the Party\u201d and \u201ccaused the Party great concern by, acting out of their own self-interests, violated the border blockade and made contact with Chinese people while illegally trying to [smuggle] gold, which is forbidden,\u201d the source reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A view of Hyesan, Yanggang Province, in August 2018. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The officials further stated that the four soldiers were \u201ctraitors who would not be forgiven even in death\u201d and that \u201csuch treason must never happen again,\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears the executed company commander and political officer were blamed for stopping Storm Corps personnel who attempted to fire upon a border guard security officer and enlisted soldier who, after being caught red-handed in the smuggling operation, tried to flee the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some North Koreans are complaining that the government went too far in punishing common rank-and-file soldiers along with the officers. They said that the authorities should have taken into consideration that the enlisted personnel \u201chad no choice\u201d but to take part in the smuggling operation on orders from their superiors, the source reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, soldiers with the 25th Brigade, who were at the center of the so-called \u201cHyesan Incident,\u201d were ordered to perform smuggling operations by cadres in the Ministry of State Security and Organization and Guidance Department, despite the closure of the Sino-North Korean border, the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since command-level officers wield great authority over personnel management, who gets to become a Workers\u2019 Party member, and who gets university recommendations, rank-and-file soldiers typically have little choice but to obey them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you consider the basics of what defines the Hyesan Incident, you could say the greatest responsibility [for what happened] lies with the government because it is unable to guarantee the livelihoods of the soldiers and local people,\u201d said the source. \u201cThe government, however, is avoiding all responsibility by executing the soldiers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n
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