According to a source in North Hamgyong Province reported by NK Times on the 10th, a special task force member, Mr. Kim (late 20s), was assaulted by three young men in Gilju County early this month.
On the evening of the incident, while Mr. Kim was eating at a restaurant with his lover, the three young men started making sexually harassing remarks toward his girlfriend and started a fight. It was reported that an argument broke out between Mr. Kim and the youths.
In the end, Mr. Kim was surrounded by the youths and severely beaten, and although the people around him tried to stop it, the situation did not calm down easily. It was reported that Mr. Kim suffered serious injuries to his face and body and was transferred to Gilju County Hospital.
Two perpetrators arrested, one escaped
According to sources, the Gilju County Public Safety Department immediately began an investigation after the assault. Currently, two of the three youths have been arrested and are in custody, and the remaining one is known to have escaped immediately after the incident. The Gilju County Public Safety Department has already identified the identity of the young man who ran away and is currently conducting a search operation to arrest him.
Given the North Korean authorities’ thorough control and surveillance system, it is said that it will be difficult for the young man who ran away to continue his life on the run.
The source said, “This incident is not a typical assault case, but a challenge to public authority,” and predicted, “As such, it seems that the perpetrators will be severely punished.”
Meanwhile, the Special Mobile Forces are operating under the Public Safety Department with the purpose of maintaining public order and strengthening order in North Korea, and it is reported that they have changed the name of the existing ‘Strike Force’ and expanded its size.
***This article was translated by Google and may differ from the Korean version.
