Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Where is Kim Jong-un?
Position‹2 of 4›

Kim Jong-un is in hospital

This position holds that Kim Jong-un's absence from public view was due to hospitalisation. It argues the North Korean leader had withdrawn for private medical treatment, possibly undergoing surgery, rather than for any of the other speculated reasons.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Kim Jong Un is in surgery
    A South Korean website circulated rumours that the leader was undergoing heart surgery in Hyangsan.
  2. Kim Jong Un is in hospital
    Several Japanese media reports claim that the leader is in a vegetative state after a botched heart surgery that took place in early April 2020.