Fearing an attempt on his life may be made during the summit in Singapore, the North Korean leader is taking every necessary precaution. According to…
Fearing an attempt on his life may be made during the summit in Singapore, the North Korean leader is taking every necessary precaution.
According to a recent report by Alex Lockie of Business Insider, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un allegedly fears an assassination attempt may be made against him during the upcoming Singapore Peace Summit to be held beginning on June 12. The journey to the summit will be the longest trek Kim Jong-un has made since becoming the absolute leader of his home nation following the death of his father – Kim Jong-il – in 2001. Kim Jong-un’s formal title is that of the 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea, following the reign of his father and grandfather, Kim Il-sung.
This is not a thought in isolation.
The North Korean leader has expressed similar beliefs in the past, particularly believing that he was the target of a biochemical attack conducted by collaboration between American and South Korean intelligence agencies. Alleging that the allied intelligence services had “ideologically corrupted” a North Korean defector by the name of Kim, the DPRK state media – KCNA or Korea Central News Agency – claimed that the supposed traitor had been found out before conducting his mission:
Whether or not this sequence is events is rooted in reality or is rather an ornate piece of propaganda is immaterial when considering the effect it may have on Kim Jong-un’s psychological state of mind concerning his personal safety.
