Kim’s older half-sister seen as ‘hidden’ power with more bloodline legitimacy than her brother

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By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com

Photo released by North Korean state media on July 10, 2011 shows Kim Jong-Il at the Pyongyang Department Store No. 1. The woman who is second from left is believed by some to be his daughter Kim Sol-Song. /Reuters/KCNA
Photo released by North Korean state media on July 10, 2011 shows Kim Jong-Il at the Pyongyang Department Store No. 1. The woman who is second from left is believed by some to be his daughter Kim Sol-Song. /Reuters/KCNA

SEOUL — Kim Sol-Song, a half-sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, is a “hidden power center” involved in key policies, slush funds management and cyber-security, sources and analysts here say.

“Kim Sol-Song has not been seen in public, but she had long been groomed by her late father Kim Jong-Il to be a key family leader,” a source said.

As part of her training, she worked at various agencies, including Party’s powerful Organization-Guidance Department, Propaganda-Agitation Department and the Secretariat, the source said.

“She was the most favored grandchildren of Kim Il-Sung and has long been involved in court politics, and closely assisted Kim Jong-Il,” he said.

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