North Korea has executed Kim Hyok Chol, the special envoy to the United States who led working-level negotiations for the February U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, a South Korean newspaper reported on May 31, citing an unnamed source.
The unnamed North Korea source told the paper, Chosun Ilbo, that Kim Hyok Chol was shot at Mirim Airport in March with four other senior officials. The source said they were charged with spying for the United States.