What about the health of the North Korean leader?
For several days several media speculate on the health of the North Korean leader. Passing from a sick state to his death there are many hypotheses.
Different South Korean and American media are trying to analyze their different information in order to know a little more.
The American media 38 North, specialized in North Korean affairs, reports that currently a train probably belonging to Kim Jong-un, is parked in the station of Wonsan, a city reserved for the family of the Leader, by the sea.
38 North article
These images don’t prove that the North Korean leader is present and that his health is worrying, but the media maintains that Kim Jong-un is in an area reserved for the North Korean elite.
These rumors arose after his absence during the annual visit to the Sun Palace in Kumsusan on the anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, the founder of the North Korean nation Kim Il-sung on the 15th. last April.
What other American media reports are that Kim Jung-un is in serious condition following surgery. North Korean officials refute this claim. But Reuters media reports that China has sent a team of doctors and officials to North Korea.
Several rumors had already been issued in 2014 about his state of health, which turned out to be half false when he reappeared a month later with a crutch following an ankle operation.
The North Korean leader Kim Jung-un, is known to have health problems due to his overweight and his smoking, at 36 years old he took power after the death of his father.
Journaliste : Shawn
Source : Yonhap / 38 North
