South Korea's spy agency says there are no signs that Kim Jong Un had heart surgery

In recent turn of events, a South Korean spy ncy reportedly said that rth Korean leader Kim Jong Un did t receive heart surgery when he disappeared from state media for three weeks. Kim recently attended an event at a fertilizer factory which was also first report of his appearing in public since April 11. His absence led to a flurry of speculation about his health and whereabouts. Several media outlets also reported that health of rth Korean leader was in ‘grave danger after surgery. 

However, members of South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee after meeting with National Intelligence Service (NIS) reportedly said that reports were ‘groundless’. While speaking to an international media outlet, committee member Kim Byung-kee said that NIS assess that at least Kim Jong Un did t get any heart-related procedure or surgery. Byung-kee added that Kim was rmally performing his duties when he was out of public eye. 

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lawmakers briefed by spy ncy, on or hand, reportedly said that leader only made 17 public appearances so far this year, compared with an aver of 50 from previous year. Byung-kee added that Kim Jong Un had focused on consolidating internal affairs such as military forces and party-state meetings. He also ted that coronavirus concern has also furr limited his public activity. 

S Korea believes Kim did t have surgery

Furrmore, Byung-kee also added that Kim’s visit to fertilizer factory appeared to be aimed at expressing his resolve to ease food shorts and build a self-reliant ecomy. Kim’s public disappearance is also believed to be unusual because country had been taking stringent steps to head off an outbreak. 

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Meanwhile, a local South Korean media outlet, Yonhap had also cited an unnamed senior official at Blue House saying that despite conflicting media reports about Kim based on ‘difference to his walk’, officials in South Korea ‘have reasons to believe that re was surgery’. However, unidentified official furr added, ‘but cant disclose such details’.

Speculations over condition of Kim’s health and his sudden lack of public appearances grew intense when an American media cited US intelligence monitoring rth Korea to claim that Kim was in ‘grave danger’ after cardiovascular surgery. However, hours after that report sent shock waves, two government sources of international media outlet from South Korea said on April 21 that he was ‘t gravely ill’.

(Im: AP) 

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