North Korea, a country that has long been known as closed and mysterious, has become a hell of embezzlers. It all started with Kim Jong-un's rise to power, the current leader of North Korea, who has successfully cracked down on corruption with his thunderous tactics and resoluteness.
Kim Jong-un, who became North Korea's supreme leader at just 30 years old, has lived up to expectations in the face of suspicion from the international community and doubts from the domestic leadership. He has demonstrated excellent leadership skills through his actions. Among them, the monetary reform policy led by him is one of the important measures to combat corruption. This policy aims to deactivate the old currency and implement a 110-to-100 conversion ratio, thus effectively balancing the problem of income inequality in society. However, for those officials who are corrupt and take bribes, this policy leaves them with nowhere to hide. Since all officials were paid a fixed salary, the implementation of the new policy made it impossible for them to easily withdraw their excess currency. This move effectively curbed corruption and laid the foundation for political clarity in North Korea.
However, monetary reform policies alone cannot completely eradicate corruption. In order to tackle corruption in the country, Kim Jong-un has taken a more drastic approach. A case of corruption in a hospital caught his attention, and he personally visited a construction site at the grassroots level and found that the project that was supposed to be completed on time was not only delaying the schedule, but also had serious problems with critical quality. This is exactly the key project that Kim Jong-un has personally designated to relieve the medical pressure on the general hospital in the North Korean capital and improve the level of treatment for patients. However, the project leader revealed that the budget at the top was not entirely used for the project, but had gone through layers of corruption from multiple departments in the middle, resulting in a significant reduction in the actual funds spent on construction.
Upon learning of all this, Kim Jong-un was furious, and he immediately ordered the arrest of all those involved in the case and involved in corruption. After interrogation, the men were shot. The move shocked North Korea and demonstrated to the world that Kim Jong-un has zero tolerance for corruption.
Mr. Kim's iron-fisted approach is not limited to the handling of individual cases. He quickly assembled a special investigative team and launched a large-scale inspection of North Korean officials aimed at completely eliminating corruption. At first, some high-ranking officials did not cooperate with the investigation, but Kim Jong-un did not talk nonsense and directly gathered them together for an investigation. Fifteen high-ranking officials were reportedly arrested on suspicion of acquiescing in public discussion and accepting bribes. These officials all paid a heavy price in the end, and even North Korea's second-in-command, Kim Jong-un's uncle, Jang Seung-thaek, was punished for his involvement in the shady campaign.
Kim Jong-un's resolute attitude and sincerity for the people have won the support of the North Korean people. He has shown by his actions that in North Korea, even in its golden years, it will be dealt with the most severe blows when it encounters corruption. Kim Jong-un's move laid a solid foundation for North Korea's clean politics.
Today's North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, has taken on a new look. Political clarity, social stability, and rapid economic development are the current situation of the DPRK. And all this is thanks to Kim Jong-un's iron-fisted approach and resolute attitude in the fight against corruption. He has succeeded in turning North Korea into a hell of embezzlers and deterring those with bad intentions.