Kim instructed local governments and officials to take measures to prevent people from taking their own lives. Such a decision has been reached due to the increase in the number of suicides in the country. South Korean agencies reported a 40 percent increase in the number of suicides in the country, The Mirror reported. The suicide rate in the country is higher than the previous year due to the worsening of the financial crisis.
A spokesman for South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said internal problems in North Korea are serious. Radio Free Asia reported that Kim issued the order banning suicide at meetings involving the country’s various government agencies. High officials attended these meetings. The orders were issued in emergency meetings held in the provinces.
Most of them die due to starvation and economic crisis. Starvation death has tripled in the country. Chongjin city and Gyeongsong county reported 35 suicide cases this year.
A section of officials stated that people are dying due to poverty and hunger and this cannot be prevented. However, the authorities were of the view that suicide has a greater social impact than starvation. The remarks were made at a meeting held in Yanggang province.
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