Monday, June 26, 2017

Report: Former S. Korean President Park Plotted To Kill North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un © KCNA / Reuters

Asahi Shimbun: Source: Park signed off on plot to oust, even kill, Kim Jong Un

SEOUL--As South Korean president, Park Geun-hye approved a covert plan to oust North Korean leader Kim Jong Un--including assassination--and to cover Seoul’s tracks, a source said.

The plan was floated when the conservative Park was growing increasingly frustrated and taking a more confrontational stance against the northern neighbor, according to the source knowledgeable about policy toward North Korea during Park’s administration.

A land mine explosion near the demilitarized zone in August 2015 injured two South Korean soldiers and heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. But marathon talks between officials of the two sides avoided a full-blown military confrontation.

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Update #1Former S. Korean President Park plotted to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un – report (RT)
Update #2: Ex-South Korean President Park Reportedly Had Plot to Bring Down Kim Jong-un (Sputnik)

WNU Editor
: The new South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged during the election campaign to promote dialogue with North Korea. I doubt that he is going to adopt a plan to oust Kim.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

America had a plan for possible war with Japan since around 1920 onward.

Japan probably had one also.

Everyone has these plans.

I for one would not want to go through every young many from a country to get to the dictator or the ruling oligarchy. That is uncivilized and immoral. assassination not so much.