The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un has just ordered the killing of top military officers for not giving his troops larger portions of rice. The North Korea dictator has ordered for the execution of the vice armed forces minister, So Hong-chan, and other top officials.
Observers have said the vice armed forces minister So Hong-chan, might have been killed because he was not seen with the North Korean leader during his visit to see the embalmed body of his father and grandfather. A visit the two had always attended together to the memorial.
The last time So Hong-Chan was seen was during one of Kim Jong-Un "field guidance" visits, a trip he does make to offer advice people. The military officers might have been punished for their refusal to increase rice allowance for the nation's soldiers.
Kim has ordered the execution of 16 military officials this year for challenging his authority. The dictator had killed 70 different officials since he assumed office after his father's death in 2011, according to a report by South Korea intelligence.
Kim Jong-Un in 2013 killed his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, for his damage to the country's economy. Jang was the second most powerful man in the country. His uncle was executed along with the officials close to him