'Don't kill yourself', Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans as suicides rise: Report
Hindustan TimesNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order to local authorities banning suicides as data showed numbers skyrocketing, according to government officials who spoke to Radio Free Asia. In the directive, Kim Jong Un called suicide an "act of treason against socialism" stating that local government officials would be held jointly accountable for failing to prevent people from killing themselves in their jurisdiction, the report claimed. The order was also mentioned in a series of emergency meetings in North Korean provinces, an official from the northeastern province of North Hamgyong told Radio Free Asia. Moreover, data on the number of suicides was provided as well as examples of entire families killing themselves was given, the official claimed adding that those who attended the meeting were “shocked by the disclosure of suicide notes that criticized the country and the social system.” Another official from Ryanggang told Radio Free Asia that suicide was effecting the community more than starvation.
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