http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/13/asia/north-korea-executes-defense-chief/index.htmlSeoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according to reports from South Korea.
Hyon Yong Chol was killed by fire from an
anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang, the South Korean Intelligence Agency was reported to have told parliament members in a closed door session.
Hyon was executed because he expressed discontent towards leader Kim Jong Un, and failed to follow Kim's orders on several occasions, according to Kim Gwang-lim, chairman of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee and a lawmaker with the Saenuri Party who attended the briefing.
