Kim Jong Un executes airport architect because he didnt like the airport design.\r
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has executed the chief architect of the new international Pyongyang airport.This news comes after he was pictured touring the building with his wife last week.\r
According to reports, the architect was executed because Kim didnt like the design.\r
The project is the countrys latest bid to appeal to potential tourists since Kim ascended to power in North Korea three years ago and features a jewellery store, coffee bar, a pharmacy, a chocolate fountain and other luxury amenities.\r
Until his disappearance last year, Ma Won Chun, was North Koreas director of the Designing Department of the National Defence Commission. His execution was confirmed when he was noticeably absent from the press photos.\r
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Chun was the chief architect behind North Koreas biggest government projects when he, along with five other high-level officials, were reportedly killed during one of Kims purges.\r
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Ma was executed in November 2014 “For corrupt practices and failure to follow orders,” according to an Asian news outlet. His death coincided with a report explaining that airport renovations were being suspended because of Kims dissatisfaction.Defects were manifested in the last phase of the construction of the Terminal 2 because the designers failed to bear in mind the partys idea of architectural beauty that is the life and soul and core in architecture to preserve the character and national identity,”\r
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Source: The Diplomat