O Sang-hon

O Sang-hon (Chosŏn'gŭl: 오상헌; MR: O Sanghŏn; RR: O Sangheon) was a deputy security minister in the Ministry of Public Security in the government of North Korea who was reportedly killed in a political purge in 2014. According to the Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, O was executed by flamethrower for his role in supporting his uncle Jang Song-taek.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Julian Ryall (7 April 2014). "North Korean official 'executed by flame-thrower'". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ↑ "N.Korea Shuts Down Jang Song-taek's Department". Chosun Ilbo. 7 April 2014.