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Kim Chol
North Korean Army officer (born c. 1960)
Kim Chol (김철, born c. 1960 died: 2012), worked as a Vice Minister in the North Korean Army. He was allegedly purged and executed in spectacular fashion for “drinking and carousing” during the period of mourning for Kim Jong-il.[1] South Korean media reported that he was exploded by mortar bombardment, and not shot by firing squad.[1][2] However, Foreign Policy observed the claims probably originated from gossip and noted that stories about violent deaths of North Korean elites tend to be "exaggerated."[3]
Kim was one of 14 senior party, military, and government officials who were purged during Kim Jong-un's consolidation of power.[4][better source needed]