North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's ex-girlfriend 'executed by firing squad for violating pornography laws' 29 Aug 2013 08:52
Singer Hyon Song-wol is believed to have been one of a number of well-known performers accused of filming themselves having sex and selling the videotapes
 Dictator: Kim Jong-un and wife Ri Sol-ju
The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed by firing squad, according to reports.
Singer Hyon Song-wol is believed to have been one of a number of well-known performers executed for violating North Korea's laws against pornography.
The victims were accused of filming themselves having sex and selling the videotapes, according to South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo.
Some allegedly had Bibles in their possession, which meant they were treated as political dissidents, the newspaper reported.
Hyon and other victims were members of the Unhasu Orchestra as well as singers, musicians and dancers with the Wangjaesan Light Music Band.
They were arrested on August 17 and executed in public on August 20.
A source told The Chosun Ilbo: "They were executed with machine guns while the key members of the Unhasu Orchestra, Wangjaesan Light Band and Moranbong Band as well as the families of the victims looked on."
It was also reported that the families of those killed are believed to have been sent to prison camps under North Korea's law of guilt by association.
 Delighted: Kim Jong-un laughs and cheers just days after his ex-girlfriend was executed
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Days later, Kim was pictured laughing and cheering at a public appearance.
The grinning dictator was pictured jubilantly applauding at the Torch Cup soccer tournament in the capital Pyongyang on Wednesday.
Kim and Hyon met around 10 years ago, before either was married, but the dictator was forced to end the relationship by his father, Kim Jong-il.
In July last year, rumours emerged suggesting the two were having an affair after Kim was pictured with a mystery woman while watching a performance by the Moranbong Band.
Like Hyon, Kim's wife Ri Sol-ju was also a member of the Unhasu Orchestra before she married him.
Hyon Song Wol was famously part of the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, the electric music group behind the hits "I Love Pyongyang" and "Excellent Horse-like Lady."
Little is known about Kim Jong-un as North Korea is notoriously secretive about its first family.
Kim, believed to be 30, assumed power in December 2011 when his father died of a suspected heart attack.
He is believed to have married Ri Sol-ju in 2009 although it was not made public until 2012.
In May, it was claimed the young North Korean leader has fathered a baby girl in 2010 with an unknown woman, two years before his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child.
Ri - in her twenties - is believed to have given birth to her child – also a girl – late last year.
Analysts say the fact that there have been no official reports about either of Jong-un’s daughters is probably due to the ongoing three-year official period of mourning for Kim Jong-il.
 Married: Kim Jong-un wed Ri Sol-ju (pictured) after splitting from Hyon Song-wol
KCNA KCNA / Reuters
A rare reference to Kim's daughter was made by former basketball ace Dennis Rodman following his controversial to Pyongyang in February.
The ex-NBA star, who struck up a bizarre friendship with the dictator, said Kim's wife talked mostly about her "beautiful baby daughter."
Kim Jong-Un was educated in Switzerland where he is thought to have developed a fascination for basketball and computer games.
Oddball Rodman angered Americans when he was seen sitting courtside and even sharing a hug with the anti-US leader during a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition match.
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