North Korea - Il's Eldest Son Secretly Pays Last Respects - Kim Jong - Afp

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TOKYO The eldest youngster connected with North Korea 's delayed director Kim Jong-Il has secretly visited Pyongyang to cover his final respects, that important Japanese day-to-day Yomiuri Shimbun documented Sunday.

Kim Jong-Nam's lack from your assert memorial and additional official situations regarding his father's passing possesses fuelled speculation with regards to a possible energy wrestle with his half-brother Jong-Un, which possesses ingested over North Korea 's top rated posts.

Jong-Nam, 40, travelled to Pyongyang from your Chinese territory of Macau, where your dog mainly lives, on December 17 right after finding out related to his father's demise that day, Yomiuri said. He left once "a several days" and ended up being now inside Macau, the actual record said.

Using a passport under this false recognise of Kim Chol, he fended off a flight journey via Beijing which might possess given a lot more vulnerability that will his go back home, that daily explained quoting your supply linked with North Korea .

Jong-Un, good old inside his the later part of 20s, had been presumed to get supported his or her more mature brother to help see their particular father's body, Yomiuri said.

The eldest child probably refrained from attending the particular December 28 memorial service since they did not prefer to give rise to achievable arguments more than "why the third should turn out to be the actual successor," the actual form explained to that daily.

The form added in in which Jong-Nam "pulled right out the succession race not too long before by means of himself, saying this individual acquired zero interest in politics," according to Yomiuri.

Jong-Nam includes lived to foreign countries intended for many years after well falling out of favour using his father pertaining to seeking to key in Japan with a wrong passport within 2001.

Jong-Il gradually built his or her youngest son coming from an additional relationship to go on the particular dynasty. The North features proclaimed Jong-Un the "great successor" as well as the best commander from the military services after his father's dying as a result of a cardiovascular assault older 69.

South Korea's Yonhap news bureau announced this morning that Jong-Nam ended up "placed less than Chinese protection."

Jong-Nam features referred to as some sort of "farce" South Korean marketing reviews in '09 that folks around Jong-Un had attempted for you to assassinate your ex inside Macau, this form informed this daily.