{"id":2602,"date":"2016-07-26T12:36:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T03:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2016\/07\/report\/north-korea-army-malnutrition-5\/"},"modified":"2018-08-24T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:21:31","slug":"north-korea-army-malnutrition-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2016\/07\/military\/north-korea-army-malnutrition-5\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cPhoto Report on N.Korea\uff1e Soldier\u2019s Hard Life 5. Poorly Nourished Young Soldiers: Soldiers\u2019 hunger started from 80\u2019s. (4 Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Loosely fitting uniform around neck. A 30-year old noncommissioned officer said that he was on his way to home because of malnutrition. He belonged to a construction corps. Taken at Northern region on August 2013. (ASIA PRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u25c6 Hunger of soldiers started from 80\u2019s.<\/h2>\n

Lee Sang-bong, a defector from North Korea in Japan said: \u201cSoldiers ate their fill until around 1975. Meal was composed of 800gram of half of rice and mixed grains with egg and even meat. Soldiers were of sturdier build than civilians. Without completion of military service, it was not possible to be a member of Worker\u2019s Party, thus no opportunity to succeed in the society. The parents urged their sons to join the military. Deterioration of the military meals began at the early of 80\u2019s. It was from around \u201cthe March of Hardship\u201d in the 90\u2019s when the death from starvation in the military began.\u201d It is a generally agreed opinion of elderly people in North Korea.
Related article: <Kim Jong-un\u2019s Starving Soldiers \u2013 \u201cJust a spoonful of oil for me\u2026\u201d A soldier pleads for grace><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The noncommissioned officer said \u201c(so hungry) just spoon of oil, please.\u201d The reporter was unable to stand and gave him a bread. He just snapped up and took it to his mouth. A poor child was picking up crumbs. Taken at Northern region on August 2013. (ASIA PRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Emaciated soldiers, like skeleton, of construction corps. were on the move to be hospitalized because of malnutrition. Taken by Koo Gwang-ho at South Pyongan Province on July 2011. (ASIA PRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u25c6 Widespread starvation in construction corps<\/h2>\n

Especially, the construction corps for the civil engineering work has the highest rate of malnutrition. It is called \u201cEngineering Corps\u201d or \u201c7th <\/sup>or 8th<\/sup> Department.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kim Dong-cheol, a reporting partner in North Korea, explains \u201cThey provide the meal as stipulated. But the problem is too much labor.\u201d
Related article: \u3008Photo Report 5\u3009 Malnutrition Rampant Among The People\u2019s Army<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Assigned soldiers to the construction corps spend their whole military years while using shovels and pickaxes without any exercise of shooting during their 11 years of service. They insist that all these are for the country, but in reality the young North Koreans are forced to provide their labor to the state for free. (ISHIMARU Jiro)<\/p>\n

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A young soldier got so emaciated as to have his uniform loosely fit. He was on evacuation trip to a hospital because of malnutrition. He belonged to a construction corps. Taken by Koo Gwang-ho at South Pyongan Province on July 2011. (ASIA PRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u3010Related article\u3011<\/strong>
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\u25c6 \uff1cPhoto Report on North Korea\uff1e North Korean People\u2019s Army Facing State of Starvation<\/a><\/span>
\u25c6 \u3008Photo Report 4\u3009Inspection At The Metro Station Entrance \u2013 \u201cNo Shabby Cloths, No Large Luggage!\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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