Fuelling rumours about the failing health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, a South Korean diplomat has claimed that Kim Jong is in a coma and that¡¯s why his sister Kim Yo-jong has been given powers.
¡°I assess him to be in a coma, but his life has not ended. A complete succession structure has not been formed, so Kim Yo-jong is being brought to the fore as the vacuum cannot be maintained for a prolonged period,¡± Chang Song-min - a former aide to South Korea¡¯s late president, Kim Dae-Jung - said in an interview to South Korean media.?
In a social media post, Chang Song-min said that no North Korean leader would entrust any of his authority to another person unless he was too sick to rule or was removed through a coup.?
He reiterated his earlier claim that Kim Jong-un is bedridden and unable to rule.?
He has also claimed that all photographs of Kim released by North Korea in recent months, in an attempt to quash rumours about Kim¡¯s ill health, were fake.
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Chang¡¯s claims come months after the North Korean dictator's absence from public eye, amid speculations of his deteriorating health. He was last seen presiding over a Workers¡¯ Party politburo meeting on April 11 before a top security adviser to the South¡¯s President Moon Jae-in, downplayed rumours and said Kim Jong Un was ¡°alive and well.¡±
Twitter had recently been abuzz with controversy theories of a body double being used after some social media users had spotted marked differences in Kim Jong Un's facial features in the photos of him attending a launch event.