South Korean Lawmaker Claims that He is 99% Sure Kim Jong-un is Dead
I am not sure how anyone can claim to be 99% sure of anything coming out of North Korea, especially something as sensitive as Kim Jong-un’s health:
A North Korea defector elected as a lawmaker in South Korea claimed Friday that he is “99 percent” sure that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died after surgery amid speculation over his health.
Unconfirmed reports about Kim’s ill health have mounted since he has not appeared in public for nearly three weeks. News reports described Kim as being in “grave danger” after surgery or hiding out at a coastal resort to escape the coronavirus pandemic.
Ji Seong-ho, who earned a proportional representation seat of a minor party in the April 15 elections, claimed that he is 99 percent sure of Kim’s death and North Korea may make the related announcement this weekend.
“I’ve wondered how long he could have endured after cardiovascular surgery. I’ve been informed that Kim died last weekend,” Ji told Yonhap News Agency.
“It is not 100 percent certain, but I can say the possibility is 99 percent. North Korea is believed to be grappling with a complicated succession issue,” he said.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but I guess we will see what happens this weekend.
If the guy’s wrong, he confirms the uncharitable notion (held by many Korean leftists) that defectors tend to lie and exaggerate. If he’s right, though…
I can relate, I’ve heard Hmong people told to share their stories about the Pathet Lao and they ask them not to exaggerate how bad it might have been.
Well… he was wrong. Now he and Thae Young Ho who also said Kim was probably dead, are getting flack for spreading fake news. This is exactly why people should not guess when they are not 100% sure.
They were 100% correct; they just got the year wrong.
Mis-print. He meant KJU is un-dead, not Kim Jung-Un is dead.
‘People should not guess when they aren’t 100% sure.. ‘ um.. not a guess if you are 100% sure.