An organization commander of North Korea’s twenty seventh Brigade border guard unit attacked his spouse and a non-commissioned officer with a knife after discovering their affair within the early morning hours of Sept. 28.
The incident, which occurred in Kyongwon county, North Hamgyong province, has led to a ban on enlisted personnel visiting officers’ houses.
A supply in North Hamgyong province informed Every day NK that the non-commissioned officer barely escaped alive, however the spouse of the corporate commander died on the spot.
The corporate commander had been away on enterprise for a number of days and had simply returned dwelling when he noticed his spouse and the non-commissioned officer in a compromising place. Enraged, he misplaced management and attacked the couple.
Following the incident, the corporate commander was stripped of his rank and detained by the brigade’s safety division. He’s now awaiting punishment. The non-commissioned officer was dishonorably discharged.
The battalion’s political division ordered troopers to maintain their mouths shut to forestall rumors of the sordid incident from spreading. Phrase of the killing, nonetheless, rapidly unfold to civilians dwelling in Kwongwon county.
Native residents blamed each the corporate commander, who had initially welcomed the non-commissioned officer into his dwelling to acquire further meals rations, and expressed regret over the spouse’s loss of life regardless of her actions.
The non-commissioned officer was accountable for the corporate’s meals provide. He distributed meals for the corporate’s enlisted males, officers, and their households from the battalion’s logistics part. As a result of he additionally managed each day requirements akin to uniforms and cleaning soap, even officers tried to get together with him to get extra provides.
“Officers and their households tried to take care of a detailed relationship with the non-commissioned officer as a result of he may fiddle with the books to offer them an additional gram of rice,” the supply mentioned. “The most recent incident appears to have occurred after the corporate commander invited the non-commissioned officer to his dwelling to befriend him, which led to an issue.”
After the incident, the twenty seventh Brigade issued an order banning enlisted males from visiting officers’ houses and warned that it might strictly crack down on such conduct.
North Korean officers usually pressure enlisted males to do chores each vacation, together with tending their small fields and fixing their chimneys. So the troopers welcome the brigade’s order.
“The officers and their households deal with the enlisted males like farmhands,” the supply mentioned. “The non-commissioned officer visited the corporate commander’s home for one more motive, however the bizarre enlisted males assume it’s good that they’ll now not do chores on the officers’ homes due to the incident.”
The Every day NK works with a community of sources in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. For safety causes, their identities stay nameless.
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