A raft of recent executions and forced disappearances in North Korea linked to the secret wiretapping of high-ranking officials has prompted members of the leadership to abandon their homes, according to sources inside the country.
Since assuming control of North Korea following the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il in December 2011, regime leader Kim Jong Un has carried out a near-continuous series of high-level purges, including his own uncle last year.
The practice has sparked a debate among residents of the capital Pyongyang about what has led to the executions and disappearances, with the consensus being that
the homes of the officials had been wiretapped by North Korea’s formidable State Security Department.
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