Entire family of Kim Jong Un's uncle executed

Published: 12:45PM Monday January 27, 2014 Source: ONE News

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There have been more deaths in North Korea following the execution of an uncle of leader Kim Jong Un who was accused of betrayal.

Jang Song Thaek was executed by the regime in December.

Now his entire family, including children, are reported to have been killed.

Jang Song Thaek was a close adviser and mentor to the young leader, but was reportedly executed for considering a military coup.

The Yonhap News Agency reports multiple sources said all relatives of Jang Song Thaek, including children and North Korea's ambassadors to Cuba and Malaysia, have been put to death at the leader's instruction.

The executed relatives include Jang's sister Jang Kye-sun, her husband and Ambassador to Cuba Jon Yong-jin, and Ambassador to Malaysia Jang Yong-chol, who is a nephew of Jang, as well as his two sons, the sources said.

All of them were recalled to Pyongyang in early December and executed, they said. The sons, daughters and even grandchildren of Jang's two brothers were all executed, they said.

It was unclear exactly when they were killed, but they are believed to have been put to death after Jang's death on December 12.

'Some relatives were shot to death by pistol in front of other people if they resisted while being dragged out of their apartment homes,' another source said.

Some relatives by marriage, including the wife of the ambassador to Malaysia, have been spared from executions and sent to remote villages along with their maiden families, according to the sources.

'The executions of Jang's relatives mean that no traces of him should be left,' a source said.

'The purge of the Jang Song-Thaek people is under way on an extensive scale from relatives and low-level officials.'