N. Korea orders probe into its own harsh punishments

N. Korea orders probe into its own harsh punishments

North Korea has issued a special order to launch full-scale reinvestigations of unfair and cruel punishments from the Unified Command on Non-Socialist and Anti-Socialist Behavior’s past crackdowns. This appears to be a symbolic measure to improve public opinion as authorities seek a political turning point in this final year of the Eighth Party Congress and the 80th anniversary of the ruling party’… Source