PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sending his younger sister and close adviser to the Winter Olympics in South Korea as part of a high-level delegation, the South’s Unification Ministry said Wednesday. Speculation had already been rife in South Korea that Kim Jong Un might send his younger sister, and that was only fueled when Kim Yo Jong, wearing a broad smile, was shown on North Korean television waving farewell to the cheering squad that departed Pyongyang station for South Korea Tuesday. Both Kim Yo Jong and Choe Hwi have been directly sanctioned by the United States government, accused of human rights violations because they are both involved in censorship activities. Kim Yo Jong, who is about 30, is one of the North Korean leader’s closest aides and is often seen at her brother’s side. Kim Yo Jong shares this blood but, as a woman, she could never be leader of this strict Confucian society.

Source: National Post February 07, 2018 13:52 UTC