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| North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption' | North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption' |
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| The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being purged for corruption, state news agency KCNA reports. | The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being purged for corruption, state news agency KCNA reports. |
| Chang Song-thaek was dramatically removed from a Communist Party session by armed guards earlier this week. | |
| He was accused of forming factions against the state, corruption and "depraved" acts such as womanising and drug abuse. | He was accused of forming factions against the state, corruption and "depraved" acts such as womanising and drug abuse. |
| It was the biggest upheaval since Mr Kim succeeded his father two years ago. | It was the biggest upheaval since Mr Kim succeeded his father two years ago. |
| KCNA said Mr Chang had been executed immediately after a military trial on Thursday, calling him a "traitor" and accusing him of seeking to overthrow the state. | |
| He had already been stripped of all his official titles and expelled from the party. | |
| Mr Chang was seen as a major power broker in North Korea, and had mentored Mr Kim as he took over the leadership of the secretive, tightly controlled country. | |
| Analysts say his fall from grace could be seen as the latest in a series of carefully calibrated moves to demonstrate Kim Jong-un's authority and an assertion of his independence. | |
| As news of his purge emerged, South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned the North was "carrying out a reign of terror" to reinforce Mr Kim's position. | |
| She said the volatile relationship between the two countries was likely to become "more unstable" as a result. |