While the North Korean authorities are making all-out efforts to build residential homes in the North Pyongan Province, where large-scale flood damage occurred, it has been reported that as the supply of supplies is concentrated in flood recovery areas, the misconduct of executives who are siphoning off the supplies is serious.
According to a source from Daily NK in North Pyongan Province on the 8th, embezzlement of supplies by executives of the North Pyongan Province Party Committee, which manages and supervises flood damage recovery projects in Sinuiju City and Uiju County, is occurring on a regular basis.
Executives are enriching their pockets by stealing cement, lumber, rebar, tiles, lighting, etc. supplied as construction materials little by little and selling them in the marketplace. In this way, they are making unfair profits of at least 1,000 yuan (approximately 200,000 won) per month. It is reported that there is.
After the flood occurred in late July, North Korea collected relief supplies such as food, construction materials, clothing, and medicine across the country and sent them to the flood-hit area. For three months from early August to early October, each organization, such as a workplace or institution, carried out flood recovery. We are securing the necessary materials by collecting nominal costs.
As Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un ordered that new homes in flood-hit areas be completed in December, various materials are being concentrated on the restoration construction site in North Pyongan Province. Meanwhile, the source explains that embezzlement of materials by provincial party executives who manage and supervise the restoration project is widespread.
It is said that not only provincial party officials but also executives who manage the shock brigades often steal construction materials or even personally misuse food, clothing, and medicine provided to the shock brigades.
A source said, “Recently, there was an argument between storm troopers who were dissatisfied with poor meals and lack of supplies and pointed out embezzlement by executives.”
It appears that the central party is now aware of this problem, as some members of the storm troopers have reported corruption among executives at flood recovery sites to the central party.
Perhaps for this reason, it is said that the North Pyongan Provincial Security Agency recently received a report to the Central Party regarding misconduct by executives at flood recovery sites, and that the central party has issued instructions to strengthen surveillance on executives’ breach of trust and embezzlement.
However, since the North Korean authorities have set the completion date for the residences as next month and are pushing to speed up construction, it is unlikely that they will immediately begin censorship and investigations into corruption among executives.
The source said that if a large-scale investigation and punishment of executives is carried out, construction may be disrupted due to the impact, so a full-scale inspection or investigation is expected to begin around the time of completion in December.
Meanwhile, Chairman Kim visited the flood damage recovery site in North Pyongan Province for the third time on the 4th and ordered that “the battle for damage recovery be completed at the highest level in preparation for the party plenary meeting in December.”
Chairman Kim encouraged the builders, saying, “The evaluation of restoration construction will depend on how the remaining construction tasks are carried out.” He added, “Let’s achieve greater innovative achievements during the deadline.”
On this day, Chairman Kim’s on-site guidance was accompanied by party secretaries and executives, including Cho Yong-won and Ri Il-hwan, and North Pyongan Provincial Party Senior Secretary Ri Hi-yong and commanders of the Baekdu Mountain Hero Youth Shock Brigade and People’s Army units mobilized for damage recovery greeted Chairman Kim and his party at the scene.
Source: www.dailynk.com
