N. Korean general's sacking linked to standing position

SEOUL, South Korea - The front page of The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, dated July 8, 2012, shows Ri Yong Ho (3rd from R, front row), then chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, standing along the white line on the floor at the same forefront position as the country's leader Kim Jong Un next to him. A South Korean source well versed in North Korean situations says the photo could have been the reason or could have been used as the reason for his sudden removal from all his posts in the party later in July.

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