Reports: 'Executed' North Korean Special Envoy is Still Alive, 2nd Official 'Sent to Labor Camp' Pictured At Musical

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jun. 04, 2019

North Korean special envoy to the US, Kim Hyok Chol, was not "executed" as the media widely claimed and North Korea's top nuclear negotiator, Kim Yong Chol, who the media widely reported was sent to a labor camp, was pictured attending a musical with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

#breaking CNN EXCLUSIVE: Sources: ‘Executed’ North Korean special envoy to the US, Kim Hyok Chol, is still alive and remains in custody and under investigation for his role in the failed Hanoi summit, several sources familiar with the situation tell me.
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) June 4, 2019

When asked about a South Korean newspaper report last week, citing a single anonymous source, claiming the top North Korean diplomat was executed in March on charges of “being recruited by U.S. imperialists and betraying the Supreme Leader,” one source said, “the news was wrong.”
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) June 4, 2019

Kim Hyok Chol could still face “heavy punishment” for his role in the collapse of talks with the Trump administration in Vietnam, the source added, but his fate has not yet been determined. Kim Hyok Chol has not been seen in public in nearly two months.
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) June 4, 2019

Never believe atrocity propaganda without hard evidence.

Kim Yong Chol, the North Korean official reportedly purged over the collapse of Trump-Kim summit, reappears on state media next to leader Kim Jong Un.

More: https://t.co/8tlKrULP8y pic.twitter.com/NIDquQxkeo
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 3, 2019

Here's a picture of Kim Yong Chol from a meeting with Mike Pompeo:

It appears that North Korean diplomat Kim Hyok Chol is alive, despite the reports of his execution.

Here are some of our esteemed “news” sources that got it wrong: pic.twitter.com/FPvRmAknEY
— Peter D'Abrosca (@pdabrosca) June 4, 2019

Kim Hyok Chol joins a long line of resurrected North Korean officials US media reports dead based on a single source from South Korea’s version of Breitbart. Awesome we keep doing this every six months. https://t.co/lw0n2ZVs6x
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) June 4, 2019

While the initial story got tons of coverage, the follow-up seems to be getting very little.

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