THIS IS YOUR WORLD NEWS December 13 Year 2013 Seoul, Korea
Crime..."A Traitor"
North Korea held its execution of it's number two man on Thursday, December 12, 2013. Jang Song-Thaek was executed after he faced Special Military Tribunal which convicted him as a "traitor" . The type of execution he received was believed to be have been by firing squad. Jan Song-Thaek is the husband of Kim Jon Un's biological aunt. Thaek was a senior general and vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission and secretary of the Worker's Part of Korea Administration, openly admitted he had premeditated a coup against Kim. Jang Song-Thaek was stripped of all his posts and titles , and sentenced to death by execution. Government officials in South Korea are showing concerns of incidents relating to executions and are keeping close watch. Click photo for closer view of Song-Thaek
