{"id":48505,"date":"2021-05-20T11:47:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T02:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=48505"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T02:51:05","slug":"kim-jae-ryong-dispatched-yanggang-province-inspect-activities-local-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/kim-jae-ryong-dispatched-yanggang-province-inspect-activities-local-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jae Ryong dispatched to Yanggang Province to inspect activities of local officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently sent Kim Jae Ryong, the head of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD), to Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned. Kim Jae Ryong is in charge of ensuring Workers&#8217; Party control over North Korean public security agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim&#8217;s dispatch to Yanggang Province on May 3 could be interpreted as an attempt to achieve two things. First, Kim will be able to inspect progress of \u201cCOVID-19 prevention efforts\u201d in the Sino-North Korean border region. Secondly, he will be able to personally collect reports on how well local authorities are cracking down on \u201canti-socialist behavior,\u201d including defections and the use of Chinese cell phones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\u00a0 source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Monday that Kim called an emergency meeting of the provincial party committee on the day of his arrival. Kim reportedly ordered officials from various agencies to participate, including party and government organizations, judiciary organs, the prosecutor\u2019s office, the Ministry of State Security, and other public safety agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim announced at the meeting that Kim Jong Un had given him the authority to take complete control over efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Yanggang Province.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim emphasized the importance of dispelling people\u2019s complaints and restoring trust in the party and law enforcement agencies. He also made it clear that he intended to &#8220;uncover and eliminate&#8221; anyone within the prosecutor\u2019s office or security agencies who participated in or abetted illegal activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46313\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46313 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/5-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/5-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/5-324x400.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/5-340x420.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/5.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Jae Ryong inspecting construction sites in Pyongyang. \/ Image: KCNA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities handed down several COVID-19-related lockdown orders in the province last year, but smuggling and defections have continued to occur in the region nonetheless. This situation appears to have caught the leadership\u2019s attention and led to the conclusion that local authorities in the province are not operating as they should.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim\u2019s dispatch to Yanggang Province could also be viewed as an attempt to establish the party\u2019s exclusive authority and reinforce discipline and order in the Sino-North Korean border region. Kim\u2019s speech laid bare his intention to personally oversee a mop-up of &#8220;anti-socialist&#8221; activity and exercise rigid control over internal discipline within various local institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tensions are reportedly high as the news of Kim\u2019s arrival spreads throughout Yanggang Province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs news of Kim Jae Ryong\u2019s presence spreads around the region, officials and ordinary residents alike are becoming extremely nervous,\u201d the source said. \u201cPeople who neglected to perform <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inminban <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[people&#8217;s unit] <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neighborhood patrol duties in the past are being mobilized without so much as a complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOfficials who came with Kim Jae Ryong are inspecting the local prosecutor&#8217;s office, the Ministry of State Security, and the Ministry of Social Security offices in Hyesan, Pochon County, Taehongdan County, and Sinpa County,\u201d the source continued, adding, \u201cNobody is sure when Kim will go back [to Pyongyang], but people are expecting a backlash to hit at any moment &#8211; some officials will be fired, and some will even go to prison.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by S &amp; J<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20210517-5\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently sent Kim Jae Ryong, the head of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD), to Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned. Kim Jae Ryong is in charge of ensuring Workers&#8217; Party control over North Korean public security agencies. 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