{"id":49255,"date":"2021-08-09T13:06:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T04:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=49255"},"modified":"2021-08-06T13:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T04:11:57","slug":"factory-manager-musan-iron-mine-arrested-embezzling-four-tons-diesel-several-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/factory-manager-musan-iron-mine-arrested-embezzling-four-tons-diesel-several-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory manager in Musan Iron Mine arrested for embezzling four tons of diesel over several years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The manager of the March 23 Factory in the Musan Iron Mine was recently sacked and arrested on charges of embezzling supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a phone conversation with Daily NK on Thursday, a source in North Hamgyong Province said the manager, a man in his 50s identified by his family name of Pak, was arrested by the Musan branch of the Ministry of Social Security in mid-July. \u201cHe is being charged with having sold about four tons of diesel over several years,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The March 23 Factory manufactures explosives used in blasting at the mine. North Korean public security authorities believe Pak profited by selling diesel needed in the production of explosives.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39345\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"musan mine\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-1068x641.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/KakaoTalk_20170822_064724940.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this undated photo taken in China, Musan Mine can be seen across the Tumen River. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, local residents have a different take. They say Pak did more than just fill his own pockets, claiming he also provided food to the factory\u2019s workers when the state failed to distribute rations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, Musan Iron Mine has reportedly been without food rations since 2019. Its workers have been living on proceeds made from selling herbs and wild greens gathered in the mountains or as traveling peddlers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonetheless, the authorities continue to insist that illegal activity by mine workers cannot be justified, regardless of their miserable circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe manager was one of the officials who cared the most about resolving the workers\u2019 food problem,\u201d the source claimed. \u201cAbsurdly, they are punishing a cadre who actually worked for the laborers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlso, given that the March 23 Factory \u2014 no ordinary plant, but one that makes explosives \u2014 is under tight surveillance and supervision by the Ministry of State Security and Ministry of Social Security, it\u2019s hard to believe the manager carried out the embezzlement on his own,\u201d the source continued, adding, \u201cIn a sense, a single administrative official is essentially taking the entire rap.\u201d<\/span><\/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\/20210805-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The manager of the March 23 Factory in the Musan Iron Mine was recently sacked and arrested on charges of embezzling supplies. 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