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Major Weekly Developments in North Korea (May. 23 - May. 29, 2005)

ROK National Intelligence Service

Inside North Korea

The Central Broadcasting reported (May 23, May 25, May 29) on a number of Kim Jeong-il’s activities, including Kim Jeong-il’s attendance of a performance by the art groups of the families of servicemen in army units 526 and 583, his inspection of the female squadron under army unit 370, the on-site guidance he provided at the construction site for Wonsan Youth Power Plant, and his inspection of military unit 4394.


The Central Broadcasting Station reported (May 24), "A national meeting to mark the golden jubilee of the formation of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Koreans in Japan (Jochongryeon) was held on May 24 at the Central Workers’ Hall, and was attended by Choi Tae-bok, the secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Yang Hyeong-seop, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee, and Nam Seung-woo, the vice chairman of the Association."


The Central Broadcasting Station stated (May 27), "The agricultural front of today is the leading front of the heroic defense of Kim Jeong-il and the thunder of the single-hearted unity rumbling from the agricultural front is a shower of retributive fire that fells the stronghold of the US imperialists."

Outside North Korea

The Pyongyang Broadcasting Station reported (May 24), “The reins of the US wagon for launching aggression against North Korea have become loose and North Korean-US relations are running toward an explosive situation. The Korean peninsula is on the brink of a nuclear war.”


In a report on May 27, “The Korean Measures Committee for Compensation to Victims of Sexual Slavery for the Japanese Army and Forcible Drafting” stated, “430 of the 1,135 victims from the Yutenji list (Yutenji, a temple in Japan, where the remains of Korean victims of forcible drafting are kept) are from North Korea.” The Committee further stated, “This is a human rights issue that extends from the past into the present.” (May 28, Central Broadcasting Station)


The Central Broadcasting Station reported (May 28), “At the May 25 launch of the Amnesty International Report 2005 covering human rights issues in nations around the world, AI sharply criticized the human rights infringements carried out by US soldiers in Iraqi prisons.” North Korea commented only on the section of the AI report criticizing the US.

Inter-Korean Issues

The Central Broadcasting Station reported (May 23), “The Meeting in Pyongyang City marking the 20th anniversary of the struggle against occupation of the US Cultural Center in Seoul by South Korean youths and students was held on May 23 at Youth Central Hall. The meeting was attended by Kim Joong-rin, secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Gyeong-ho, first secretary of the Youth Alliance, and others.”


The Pyongyang Broadcasting Service stated (May 27), “The civil organizations of South Korea have recently focused on staging a struggle against the United States, which is making a fuss about human rights issues in North Korea.” It went on to say, “This anti-US struggle for sovereignty is clear evidence of the justifiability of the ‘by our nation alone’ ideology.”