North Korea has released images of the moment Kim Jong Un's uncle was dragged from a meeting by police following his dismissal from government for 'criminal acts that baffle imagination'.
The hermit state has reportedly 'thrown the book' at Kim's former second-in-command, Jang Song Thaek, accusing him today of a string of crimes including womanising, alcohol abuse and 'living a depraved life.'
Insisting Jang had failed to toe the Party line, the government, in an astonishingly frank and poetic revelation, said he had 'dreamed different dreams'.
And within days of his dismissal, Jang was already beginning to be erased from the country's history as a previously recorded documentary about Kim was released with the disgraced statesman airbrushed out of every scene.
And to cap his public humiliation, state television reportedly aired footage of Jang being arrested by uniformed police officers during a high-profile meeting in Pyongyang in front of hundreds of stony-faced colleagues.
Jang was said by South Korea's intelligence agency last week to have been removed from the number two position in the leadership, but there was no official confirmation of this from the North at the time.
Now it has come - and far more robustly than North Korean watchers had ever expected.
'Jang and his followers committed criminal acts baffling imagination and they did tremendous harm to our Party and revolution,' said the official KCNA news agency.
Issuing the dismissal confirmation following a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, the agency said Kim Jong-Un was present and, despite family ties, made it clear that Jang's behaviour made it imperative that his uncle should be removed from office.
The news agency said that among Jang's indiscretions was mismanagement of the country's finances. One of Jang's aides, holding many of his secrets, recently defected to South Korean agents in China.
KCNA said Jang had also been found to have indulged in 'womanising', corruption and abusing alcohol and drugs.
'Jang pretended to uphold the party and leader, but was engrossed in such factional acts such as dreaming different dreams and involving himself in double dealing behind the scene,' said KCNA.
'Affected by the capitalist way of living, Jang committed irregularities and corruption and led a dissolute and depraved life.'
The hermit state has reportedly 'thrown the book' at Kim's former second-in-command, Jang Song Thaek, accusing him today of a string of crimes including womanising, alcohol abuse and 'living a depraved life.'
Insisting Jang had failed to toe the Party line, the government, in an astonishingly frank and poetic revelation, said he had 'dreamed different dreams'.
And within days of his dismissal, Jang was already beginning to be erased from the country's history as a previously recorded documentary about Kim was released with the disgraced statesman airbrushed out of every scene.
And to cap his public humiliation, state television reportedly aired footage of Jang being arrested by uniformed police officers during a high-profile meeting in Pyongyang in front of hundreds of stony-faced colleagues.
Jang was said by South Korea's intelligence agency last week to have been removed from the number two position in the leadership, but there was no official confirmation of this from the North at the time.
Now it has come - and far more robustly than North Korean watchers had ever expected.
'Jang and his followers committed criminal acts baffling imagination and they did tremendous harm to our Party and revolution,' said the official KCNA news agency.
Issuing the dismissal confirmation following a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, the agency said Kim Jong-Un was present and, despite family ties, made it clear that Jang's behaviour made it imperative that his uncle should be removed from office.
The news agency said that among Jang's indiscretions was mismanagement of the country's finances. One of Jang's aides, holding many of his secrets, recently defected to South Korean agents in China.
KCNA said Jang had also been found to have indulged in 'womanising', corruption and abusing alcohol and drugs.
'Jang pretended to uphold the party and leader, but was engrossed in such factional acts such as dreaming different dreams and involving himself in double dealing behind the scene,' said KCNA.
'Affected by the capitalist way of living, Jang committed irregularities and corruption and led a dissolute and depraved life.'
It had already become clear that Jang was out of favour - his face was blurred out or he was completely hidden in a propaganda documentary featuring Kim Jong-Un, whereas previously his presence was obvious.
It has not been revealed what Jang's punishment is, but the worst two sentences are death or life in a harsh labour camp.
The removal of Jang is thought to be part of 32-year-old Kim's intention to surround himself with a younger cabal.
North Korean watchers suggest that the defection of Jang's aide recently has particularly angered Kim.
Two other highly respected aides were shot down by a firing squad although just what they had done wrong has not been revealed.
It has not been revealed what Jang's punishment is, but the worst two sentences are death or life in a harsh labour camp.
The removal of Jang is thought to be part of 32-year-old Kim's intention to surround himself with a younger cabal.
North Korean watchers suggest that the defection of Jang's aide recently has particularly angered Kim.
Two other highly respected aides were shot down by a firing squad although just what they had done wrong has not been revealed.
Source : NBC, DailyMail
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