S. Korean intel said to report increased dissident activities in North

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By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com (Feb. 15 edition)

Dissident activities against North Korea’s new ruler Kim Jong-Un are becoming increasingly evident, South Korea’s ruling lawmaker said.

North Korean TV aired footage of Kim Jong-Un getting angry with military commanders in a Nov. 25 visit to the North Korean People’s Army’s 233 Large Combined Unit.

Last June, graffiti denouncing the reclusive country’s practice of dynastic rule was found at Pyongyang Railroad University and other nearby places.

This prompted police to crack down on students, according to Rep. Yoon Sang-Hyun of South Korea’s New Frontier Party, formerly the Grand National Party.

Alarmed over the rare anti-government display, the regime promptly closed major colleges in Pyongyang and other cities for several months.

“The authorities’ ostensible reason for the closure of the colleges was to mobilize students for construction work, but the measure was actually taken to prevent the spread of anti-government activities by students,” Yoon said.

He said he had obtained the information from “intelligence agencies” in South Korea and overseas.

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