if you are not loyal to me you will be executed and we are hear from state-run media kcna, our only form of information in north korea so it has to be taken at face value. they are saying the uncle thaek had tried to build his own power base and take over power from kim jong-un and blamed for womanizing and gambling and losing drugs and colorful language calling him a dog and despicable scum. it is accusing thaek pretty much everything has gong wrong with the country the past couple of years and blamed him for the economic crisis that the country is in. of course, it s impossible to know if this was, in fact, his fault. but he is, obviously, being blamed. he was tried. he said he knitted to his crimes and then he was executed. it shows no one is safe in north
state run media spared no love for the uncle saying despicable human scum jang worse than a dog perpetrated these cursed acts of treachery in betrayal of such they wasted no time he was executed. paul hancocks joins us now. the korean central news agency said the crimes of this man included attempts to over throw the state, do we know exactly what the regime is claiming he did? well, anderson, we have the longest article from kcna that i have seen in the years i ve been covering north korea. it is a litany of crimes he is accused of. he is accused of overthrowing the government, denying party line, squandering assets and money and also womanizing, using drugs, gambling, eating in expensive restaurants. the crimes is extensive.
they tell us bridges, overpasses, untreated roads are going to be very dangerous. so they re asking people to be very careful when they re out and about. the inmates were not the only criminals there. 18 people that have been arrested and charged in relation to this probe. kim jong un s uncle has been removed from his post for criminal acts including corruption, womanizing, abusing alcohol. he was also accused of dreaming different dream, whatever that means. i don t think he s ever done a perp walk before. we re told that air force one just made a refueling stop, which means the presidents are well on their way to south africa and probably playing sodoku right now.
kim jong un s uncle has been removed from his post for criminal acts including corruption, womanizing, abusing alcohol. he was also accused of dreaming different dream, whatever that means. i don t think he s ever done a perp walk before. we re told that air force one just made a refueling stop, which means the presidents are well on their way to south africa and probably playing soduku right now. i m in johannesburg. heads of state not the only ones here, of course. tonight, exclusively on 360, you re going to hear my interview with bono. it s all at the top of the hour.
welcome back to the lead. i m jake tapper. in other world news, the rumors are true. no, not that miley cyrus has been named time magazine s person of the year. we are talking about confirmation that kim jong-un s uncle has been removed from his powerful post. the story we told you about last week. state television aired a photo of him being hauled away from a meeting. north korea says he was removed for quote, criminal acts, including corruption, womanizing, abusing drugs and alcohol and mismanaging the economy. he was also accused of dreaming different dreams. what that means. i want to bring in christopher hill, former assistant secretary of state and lead delegate during the six-party talks with north korea from 2005 to 2009.