Another potential indication that the regime is concerned with internal unrest.
Although we might smirk at this statement we should understand that this is very illustrative of how the regime operates. It depends on fear and the fear of being reported on by fellow citizens which is one of the most effective techniques to prevent conspiracies from forming. Furthermore idea that every detail no matter how small will be reported to him also shows how central the control is and that the only way people get ahead is to demonstrate personal loyalty to Kim Jong-un.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently issued an instruction demanding that even the "sound of the drop of a needle" be detected and reported to him, according to the source who ask to remain anonymous.
But I would be interested in reading some analysis on why there has been a decline in defectors. Is it because of increased security operations? Although counterintuitive to some could the decline in defections be another indicator potential growing internal instability in the north because of the growth of instability that has led to a security crackdown?
Apparently due to such crackdowns, the number of North Korean defector arrivals here totaled 1,203 by October and is expected to reach 1,400 this year, about half of last year's 2,706, government data showed.
It will the first time since 2006 that the annual number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea has been below 2,000.
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Dave
2012/12/09 11:15 KST
N. Korean leader said to order harsher crackdown on defectors
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's government has further intensified its surveillance of residents, viewing the problem of defectors as a serious threat to its regime stability, a source in Seoul said Sunday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently issued an instruction demanding that even the "sound of the drop of a needle" be detected and reported to him, according to the source who ask to remain anonymous.
Kim, who late last year ordered on-site execution of defectors and severe punishment of their families, again instructed ranking police officers to hunt out and "mercilessly crush impure and hostile elements" throughout the communist country.
In line with the hard-line policy, the North has strengthened vigilance and reinforced patrols and surveillance cameras along the border with China and begun to give a "Kim Jong-un" honor award to border guards credited with arresting fleeing North Koreans.
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