{"id":52802,"date":"2022-09-20T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=52802"},"modified":"2022-09-19T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T07:38:50","slug":"north-korea-considers-plans-replace-populations-living-near-strategic-force-bases-special-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-considers-plans-replace-populations-living-near-strategic-force-bases-special-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea considers plans to replace populations living near Strategic Force bases and &#8220;special zones&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea\u2019s Ministry of Social Security is secretly considering plans to replace populations living near Strategic Force bases or sensitive \u201cspecial zones,\u201d Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Daily NK source in North Korea said Friday that the Ministry of Social Security issued an order to relevant provincial branches on Sept. 12 calling on them to secretly review the documents of local residents \u201cfor efforts to carry out a complete replacement of populations in special zones near the Strategic Forces since the adoption of legislation promulgating the country\u2019s nuclear weapon policy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The measure appears to be the result of the greater importance North Korea now puts on protecting military secrets regarding nuclear-armed combat units such as the Strategic Forces since the country legislated its nuclear policy during the recent seventh session of the 14th Supreme People&#8217;s Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the order to review activities for a sweeping replacement of residents living near Strategic Forces bases and related special zones is the first of its kind since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came to power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said within the military, staff departments of Strategic Forces units ordered the construction and inspection of new electrified fences and guideposts around special zones. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Social Security ordered the social security bureaus of relevant regions to consider replacing \u201cproblematic\u201d individuals who live near special zones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional police offices that received the secret order are reportedly saying the measure seemingly calls for organizing residents to bolster security in line with the elevated status of the Strategic Forces \u2014 which deals with nuclear weapons \u2014 and the branch\u2019s subordinate units in the wake of legislation promulgating the country\u2019s nuclear weapons policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the provincial police agencies reportedly received concrete orders to examine the residential registration documents, census information and past \u201ctendencies\u201d of residents living near Strategic Forces bases and special zones, as well as to investigate the birth statuses and social statuses of the paternal and maternal sides of their families all the way down to fifth cousins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional police offices are reportedly considering a plan that would \u201cunconditionally\u201d add residents judged to be \u201cideologically impure\u201d or having lived \u201cunhealthy lives\u201d to a list of people to be relocated, including people with defectors to South Korea in their families, malcontents, \u201cunemployed good-for-nothings,\u201d ex-cons who have done stints of forced labor, draft dodgers and deserters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though North Korea ordered that the effort be carried out in strict secrecy, people living near Strategic Forces bases and special zones have already heard rumors of the move from different sources, and are reportedly expressing disquiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source said many people are worrying that they could be forced to \u201cturn their backs on the birthplaces and homes they love,\u201d with the authorities driving them to \u201cunfamiliar, unknown\u201d regions and places, \u201csince they say they will forcefully move people or replace populations based on three months of residential registration documents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the authorities will reportedly carry out the Ministry of Social Security\u2019s order over three months, from the end of this month to the end of year, thoroughly selecting individuals to be moved based on their residential registration documents, family registers and evaluations of the activities in political organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220916-4\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea\u2019s Ministry of Social Security is secretly considering plans to replace populations living near Strategic Force bases or sensitive \u201cspecial zones,\u201d Daily NK has learned. 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