It is not unusual for the military to "requisition" rice and other resources from the civilian population. Mostly though I think that is done in a more direct manner. As noted in the conclusion this appears to be increasingly conducted by individual Soldiers. This could be significant if the military chain of command cannot control its Soldiers. In addition, it is also an indication of the potential break down of the chain of command if the common Soldier is selling things on the black-market.
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Dave
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Rice Thievery Hitting Civ-Mil Relations
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A source inside North Korea has revealed growing tension between some Chosun People's Army units
and the cooperative farms that surround them.
The source, who hails from rural Onsung County in North Hamkyung Province, told Daily NK on the
22nd, “There is growing conflict between these military units and the farm management committees,
and that is because soldiers are forever going onto the farms in the middle of the night and cutting the
ears off rice plants.”
The political sections of the accused military bases have reportedly promised to work with the local
National Security Agency to deal with the problem, but this has not occurred in any meaningful way,
the source added.
(Continued at the link above)
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