North Korea reports on corruption and crime, Kim Jong-un emphasizes integrity.

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11/07/2026
According to the report of the Korean Central News Agency on the 11th, Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, emphasized at a joint meeting of the party, government, and military of North Korea on the 10th that all cadres should take principles and integrity as their lives and always remember the party's trust. The meeting reported on a major corruption case led by Pak Hee-chol, former Deputy Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, and discussed the lessons to be learned from it.