South Korea's spy agency confirmed Thursday that former North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been purged though it remains uncertain whether he was executed, according to a lawmaker briefed on the matter."Regarding recent media reports about Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, it was confirmed (by the National Intelligence Service) that he has been purged but whether he was executed remains unclear," lawmaker Youn Kun Young told reporters.Youn and other members of the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee were briefed by the agency at a meeting on Thursday. The agency did not provide …READ FULL ARTICLE
