WASHINGTON: The execution of the North Korean leader’s uncle is “an ominous sign” raising concerns about instability in a nation pursuing a nuclear arms drive, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned yesterday.
Kerry said the shock punishment of Jang Song-Thaek showed the world “how ruthless and reckless” Kim is, and he likened him to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
“This is the nature of this ruthless, horrendous dictatorship and of his insecurities,” Kerry told ABC television. “It’s an ominous sign of the instability and of the danger that does exist,” Kerry said.
AFP
