Dictator Kim Jong-un dead and replaced by doppelganger? Now the authorities take a stand for the first time
For weeks, rumors of an assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un have been circulating through the media. The latter was allegedly killed on behalf of his sister and then replaced by a double. Now South Korean spy agencies have also officially commented on this rumor.
Is Kim Jong-un dead and replaced by a double?
For weeks, a rumor has been circulating through the media after the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is allegedly dead, And it gets even worse! Allegedly, the dictator was assassinated on behalf of his own sister and then replaced by a doppelganger. Because the siblings allegedly have a difficult relationship with each other. This theory sounds pretty crazy, but now for the first time even South Korean spy agencies have spoken out on the issue. Already last Saturday, this scenario had been denied by the South Korean intelligence agency (NIS). Government officials from South Korea had clearly indicated that there was no truth to this theory.
Speculations about Kim Jong-un’s state of health
Much more interested the intelligence agencies apparently the question, how it is about Kim’s state of health. Because this has also been the subject of speculation for months, after the North Korean dictator had not been seen in public for a long time. But also in this case reports about a death by illness were rejected by the South Korean secret service as “unfounded”. Earlier in October, the North Korean leader had appeared at a defense fair in Pyongyang. There he called on the army to improve its military capabilities. Photos show a smoking Kim. Through the smoke of the cigarette, however, it is not possible to tell whether it is Kim himself or one of his doubles. Nevertheless, it is still unclear why the North Korean ruler had withdrawn from the public eye for an extended period of time. And this, of course, continues to fuel debate. What really went on, however, is likely to be known only to a select few.