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47612
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 22:35
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N. Korean father-to-son succession possible: S. Korean intelligence chief
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's intelligence chief said Wednesday that another father-to-son succession is possible in North Korea, the first reference by a senior Seoul official to the future of the Kim Jong-il regime in Pyongyang.
"A three-generation succession appears to be possible," Won Sei-hoon, chief of
the National Intelligence Service, was quoted as saying in a closed-door
parliamentary briefing.
A spokesman from the intelligence agency confirmed that Won's remarks, disclosed
by Rep. Park Young-sun of the main opposition Democratic Party and others, "are
true."
But the intelligence chief forecast that the next North Korean leader -- one of
Kim Jong-il's three sons -- will have weaker control than his father.
Kim Jong-il inherited power from his late father and North Korea's founder Kim
Il-sung.
"A three-generation succession appears to be possible," Won Sei-hoon, chief of
the National Intelligence Service, was quoted as saying in a closed-door
parliamentary briefing.
A spokesman from the intelligence agency confirmed that Won's remarks, disclosed
by Rep. Park Young-sun of the main opposition Democratic Party and others, "are
true."
But the intelligence chief forecast that the next North Korean leader -- one of
Kim Jong-il's three sons -- will have weaker control than his father.
Kim Jong-il inherited power from his late father and North Korea's founder Kim
Il-sung.
