Recently, an incident occurred in which a North Korean soldier was punched unconscious while trying to steal nuts picked by local residents in the mountains near the Changsan coal mine in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. On the 30th, North Korea-focused media outlet Daily NK quoted a source in South Pyongan Province, North Korea, as saying, “The peak season for collecting nuts such as acorns and omija around the Changsan coal mine began in mid-September, but in the middle of this month, two soldiers blocked the way of residents and tried to steal the nuts they had picked up, but were instead beaten unconscious.” According to sources, the young man, who worked at the Changsan coal mine, had climbed the mountain to pick up nuts after finishing his night shift and was on his way back down when he encountered the two soldiers. The young man used force to resist the soldiers who were trying to steal the backpack containing the nuts, but another young man who had suffered the same fate moments earlier joined in the scuffle and ended up knocking down the two soldiers and knocking them unconscious. The source said, “Local residents near the Changsan coal mine supplement their livelihood by going into the mountains at this time every year to collect nuts and medicinal herbs. Every time they do this, bandit-like people appear, but they are People’s Army soldiers.” The word “tupi,” meaning a group of thieves, is used in North Korea to refer to soldiers who cause trouble for the local people. The source said, “If it were a secured area, they would have had to stop them from entering, but they blocked the path when they were going down the mountain and took away all the nuts they had picked, even their backpacks, which caused quite a bit of resentment among residents. Soldiers steal nuts every year, but this time the residents did not just sit back and let it happen.” While it is common for soldiers to assault local residents, it is rare for soldiers to be assaulted by local residents, which is why this incident has become all the more topical. The source said, “We understand that this incident was definitely not reported to higher-ups within the military,” adding, “However, it appears that soldiers are going around searching for the resident who was hit in an attempt to take revenge.” Since the incident, soldiers in the area have reportedly avoided muscular male residents and have instead committed extortions against women and young teenagers. The area around the Changsan Coal Mine in North Korea, which is covered with lush forests, is home to military facilities including an arsenal under the People’s Army’s 11th Corps, also known as the “Storm Corps.” Daily NK reported that soldiers frequently block roads on the pretext of creating security zones and stealing nuts and other goods that residents have picked. JoongAng Ilbo 11/1 (Fri) 13:39.
>>1 >Since this incident, the soldiers in the area have >stayed clear of muscular male residents, >and have repeatedly committed acts of robbery against women and >young teenagers. The Korean.
Since the incident, soldiers in the area have reportedly avoided muscular male residents and have instead repeatedly committed robberies targeting women and young teenagers. Just like Koreans lol. North and South are the same lol.
> However, it seems that the soldiers are going around searching for the residents they hit as a way of seeking revenge. They’re Korean, aren’t they? And once they know who it is, they’ll march against each person with about 1000 people, right? Lol.
The soldier is told that they will be given 10 times as many acorns as an apology, and is then dragged inside, whereupon a millstone falls from the ceiling!!
>>51 Maybe North Korea doesn’t give guns to anyone other than officers because they’re afraid that if they send them to Russia with guns, they might be rebelled against.
Comments