Reuters published on Wednesday, confessions more North Korean refugees who have fled in South Korea, seeking a better life. These statements reveal a world of contradictions, marked by respect inoculated since childhood for their leader, Kim Jong-il, but also the hardships of life due to the same brutal leader.
Confessions refugees portretizeaza a country that is rapidly falling in with a functional economy and in which reigns a permanent feeling of suspicion created by a complex network of informants. However, people were accustomed to conditions in the North and came to be normal for some of them even incredulous that it could adapt in the competitive environment of the South. Refugee identities were not disclosed to avoid persecution family and relatives remaining in the country.
In North Korea is a crime to talk about leader Kim Jong-il and his family. Although most North Koreans know that the great son of Kim will take over leadership of the country, there are many people who never know that he has 3 sons. "In Phenian, nimieni no question of that country will be taken over by Kim's son", said one of the refugees, adding that he knew that the leader has, in fact, two daughters and a son.
"I do not want to say that Kim Jong-il is sick. People who informs who do not work right. They send false reports," said another refugee. It also said he knows from his experience as reports on agricultural production are often falsified for him not to worry the General (Most of the refugees still call Kim's "General", as taught in state propaganda).
One of the people interviewed by Reuters said that il compatimeste the leader or he knows he can not sleep at night because of worry about the people or. "It is true to ssacrificat very much for people," said he.
North Korea is militarize the state of the world relative to the population, having formed an army of 1.1 million people. Military service is compulsory and can take up to 10 years.
Although state media infatiseaza army as "invincible", refugees are cynical when it comes to military force North Korea: "The soldiers that I saw I will be busy to escape the war. May have a real army capable to wear a war, but keep hidden away, "said one refugee.
Despite authorities' efforts to eliminate any foreign influence, telenovelele products in the South are among the most popular forms of entertainment for the lucky who have a satellite dish - "Tonight I used to go outside to the antenna going to China, because in the Jilin Province border with North Korea to run a telenovela South Korea, said another refugee.
While food supplies have increased lately due to good weather and rich harvests, the lack of food is still very difficult to overcome. One person said that last year had to cope with two meals a day and that sometimes the soldiers not only received 3 potatoes per day. "People have learned to live independently. North Korean ability to handle alone is now much higher," said one refugee.
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