North Korean leader Kim Jong Un harshly criticized high-ranking party officials for a range of abuses, including drinking at public facilities, corruption, and misappropriation of property. He warned of a growing 'privileged social stratum' within the party, highlighting the issue of officials abusing their authority for personal gain. This rebuke, reported extensively by state media, is a rare instance of the government acknowledging and addressing internal malpractice.
A series of abuses by high-ranking officials were tabled for discussion at the 30th Enlarged Meeting of the Secretariat of the Eighth Central Committee of WPK on Monday and spotlighted a growing “privileged social stratum” within party ranks.
Specific violations of WPK standards noted at the meeting included “drinking bouts at public service facilities,” partaking in “practices of corruption” within the party, and “misappropriating property at random by abusing inviolable legal power.” The intraparty fiasco was reported widely across North Korean state media in the following days — a rare example of government malpractice being covered by national news outlets.
KIM JONG UN NORTH KOREA WORKERS PARTY OF KOREA CORRUPTION PRIVILEGED SOCIAL STRATUM
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