US EditionKim Jong-un bans suicide in North Korea calling it 'treason against socialism'
- North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has reportedly issued a secret order banning suicide in the country, calling it "treason against socialism" and ordering local governments to take preventative measures.
- The South Korean spy agency has reported a 40% increase in suicide in North Korea this year compared to the previous year, with the worsening economic crisis being cited as a significant factor.
- Meetings held in different provinces have revealed the severity of the suicide crisis, with attendees being told that suicide has had a greater social impact than starvation, and officials admitting that they have been unable to come up with an appropriate solution to the problem.
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The antipodes of happiness. Faced with an unprecedented wave of suicides in his country, the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, found no other response for his people than to associate this gesture of despair with an “act of betrayal against society”
Has Kim Jong-un issued secret order to ban suicide in North Korea?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly passes a secret order to ban suicide in the country, labelling it as a "treason against socialism". A report by Radio Free Asia claimed that Kim has ordered local governments to take preventative measures. A government official told the outlet that the decision was made after data showed an increase in people taking their own lives this year. As mentioned in the report, the South Korean National Intel…
The authorities of the regime have approved this new legislation to address this growing problem, although it is something like wanting to cover the sun with one finger.
After an alleged increase in suicides in North Korea, the country's leader ordered the phenomenon to become an “act of betrayal” against the country and against socialism. Local leaders “shocked” by data.
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