North Korean TV on execution of Jang Song Thaek
Korean Central Television broadcast a 17-minute report on the special military tribunal of the DPRK Ministry of State Security. The trial concluded by sentencing Jang to death.
Here’s the clip:
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Has there been a report on Voice of Korea yet?
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See the article just posted.