So Kwan-hui
| So Kwan-hui | |
 | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 서관희 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Gwanhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Kwanhŭi |
So Kwan-hui (1926–1997) was a North Korean politician. He served as the North Korean Minister of Agriculture.[1]
In 1997, he was accused of spying for the United States government and sabotaging North Korean agriculture on purpose, leading to the North Korean famine.[1] As a result, he was executed by firing squad publicly by the North Korean government.[2]
References
- ^ a b Floru, J.P. (2017). The Sun Tyrant: A Nightmare Called North Korea. London, U.K.: Biteback Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9781785902215. OCLC 984074543.
When the size of the catastrophe he had caused became apparent, Kim Jong-il had his agricultural minister So Kwan-hui executed by firing squad. So was accused of being a spy for 'the American imperialists and their South Korean lackeys' and of having sabotaged North Korea's self-reliance in agriculture.
- ^ Choe, Sang-hun (March 18, 2010). "N. Korea Is Said to Execute Finance Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
North Korea publicly executed Seo Gwan-hee, a party secretary in charge of agriculture, on spying charges in 1997 when a famine decimated the population, according to defectors.
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