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Kim Fires General Pak in First Joint Anti-Corruption Sweep

7/13/2026

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Kim Jong-un dismissed Major General Pak Hui-chol for alleged corruption at a joint party-state-military meeting in Pyongyang.
The meeting was the first joint gathering specifically targeting senior-official corruption.
Pak had served as deputy director for organisational affairs in the Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau.
Analysts said the purge signals Kim is placing the military under round-the-clock surveillance.

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Kim Jong-un dismissed Major General Pak Hui-chol for alleged corruption at a joint party-state-military meeting in Pyongyang.
The meeting was the first joint gathering specifically targeting senior-official corruption.
Pak had served as deputy director for organisational affairs in the Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau.
Analysts said the purge signals Kim is placing the military under round-the-clock surveillance.