"Ri Je-Gang, the first vice director of the Central Committee of the Worker’s Party and widely seen as the strongman of the reclusive North Korean leader’s regime, died in a car crash shortly before 1 am on Wednesday morning, North Korean media reported on Sunday.
The death of Ri, who was 80, came just days before an unprecedented second session of the Supreme People’s Assembly, at which North Korean watchers had anticipated that the ailing Kim would formally name his inexperienced son, Kim Jong-Un 27, as his successor."
My comments: Given the crisis revolving around the Choenan, a power struggle in North Korea might further escalate the situation beyond China, the US or South Korea's control. With the Supreme People's Assembly just days away the death of Kim Jong-Il's number two man is certainly an untimely and unfortunate blow to his regime. We'll have to see what the future holds for the Korean Peninsula.
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