North Korea’s astonishingly brutal execution methods revealed by defector

New details of the horrific execution methods used by Kim Jong-Un’s regime to eliminate internal enemies, including the murder of his uncle, have been revealed.

Defectors have spoken of ‘graphic and jarring’ torture and murder methods designed to instil fear and paranoia.

Kang Cheol-Hwan, a North Korean defector, says witnesses told him that in 2013, two men closely linked to Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, Jang Song-thaek, faced a firing squad of eight anti-aircraft guns, CNN reported.

Under the orders of Kim, the two men allegedly had lumps of iron stuffed into their mouths because he did not trust them.

Kim’s uncle Jang was forced to watch the murder of his colleagues, with blood being forced onto his face, before he fainted.

The uncle was then executed himself with an ant-aircraft gun later that year.

A top police official close to the North Korean leader’s uncle was burned alive using a flame thrower because Kim personally hated him, according to Kang.

He also claimed another official and his wife were stripped naked and mauled to death by a pack of dogs.

The latest claims have emerged as part of a new report from the North Korea Strategy Center, which looks at human rights issues.

The news comes ahead of Kim’s two day summit with Donald Trump in Vietnam.

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