North Korean Mum Faces Jail Term For Saving Child From Fire Outbreak

A North Korean mother is to face a jail term for allegedly saving her two children from a house fire and ignoring the portraits of North Korea’s past leaders which was reportedly burnt to pieces, may face legal actions in North Korea.

According to the report gathered the North Korean’s Ministry of State Security placed the unidentified woman under investigation after a fire broke out in a home shared by two families in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, close to the Chinese border.

This online New platform learnt that the parents were out at the time the fire started but rushed back to save their families after seeing smoke, and in the process of saving their clans, one set of portraits was destroyed.

However, In North Korea, it’s expected that all homes have paintings of its past leaders, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il – Kim Jong-un’s dad and granddad, and they do send inspectors to ensure that they do.

According to the Hermit Kingdom’s laws, all depictions of the Kim family must be treated with the same reverence as the men themselves – meaning failure to care for the portraits properly is a serious crime. If found guilty, the mother is facing a lengthy prison sentence with hard labour.

While the faith of North Korean mother is yet to be decided, Otto Warmbier, an American student visiting Pyongyang years ago, was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour for pulling down a poster featuring the name of Kim Il-Sung.