Posted on 09/30/2014 6:13:36 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Kim Jong-un 'Had Surgery on Fractured Ankles'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had surgery in Pyongyang in mid-September to treat fractures to both ankles and remains in hospital, a source claimed Monday.
The source, who recently visited the North, said, "I heard that Kim Jong-un injured his right ankle in June after pushing ahead with on-site visits and ended up fracturing both ankles because he left the injury unattended."
The source added Kim had surgery at the Bonghwa Clinic, an exclusive hospital for high-ranking party members, in mid-September and is now recovering there.
The source said bodyguards have been posted around the ward and security remains tight. "There's been a marked increase in the number of elite officials visiting the ward," the source added.
One intelligence official here said Kim's official car does not appear to have left Pyongyang, so it is likely he remains in the capital.
The official said Kim is overweight and appears to have sprained his ankles during a grueling tour of military bases and factories in Cuban heels. Kim is around 170 cm tall and has become noticeably overweight since he came to power.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen limping in footage shown Friday on North Korean Central TV.
There has been speculation that his obesity and binge drinking brought on gout. The official Rodong Sinmun daily recently said Kim "labored on" by visiting various facilities braving the hot summer weather.
Kim missed a regular session of the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang on Thursday.
A government official here said, "It's unlikely that a young man like Kim Jong-un would have missed the Supreme People's Assembly just because he has gout."
State TV in a rare admission on Thursday showed footage of Kim limping and admitted he is ill. South Korean intelligence also learned that a team of doctors from Europe recently went to North Korea.
englishnews@chosun.com / Sep. 30, 2014 09:21 KST
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I’m the same height. Getting overweight shouldn’t be a problem until one is much older.
A 5’7” man should be between 150-160 lbs.
C'mon, Kim, you can afford a pair of Air Jordans.
Or Gutter Rodmans.
Sounds like chronic illness runs in the Kim family. Grandpa and Dad came down with them and now its the third generation Kim.
Weak bones due to creepy inbreeding? *SHUDDER*
“Cuban heels...” ?
Perhaps this is his cover story for leg lengthening surgery?
Circulation problems in the lower extremities, early indications of lifestyle diseases?
Didn’t have the envelope when Pauly Walnuts came around to collect, eh?
Are they sure it wasn’t the Bonghwa-Tir Clinic?
Maybe the little riceball’s overstressed ankles greatly exceeded their load limit.
Those Nork generals must feel like real idiots standing next to this Pillsbury doughboy fatso, as lean & hungry as they look.
They’ll feed his pudgy face until he croaks. Problem solved.
Wow, the news reports said he was eating too much, but fracturing both ankles indicates a rather severe weight gain.
He’ll have to be careful when he sits down that he doesn’t bust his a....
Oh, never mind.
Maybe he fell off his high heels.
He and obola must be using the same lame PR firm.
Tiger I think safe to say he has weak ankles
I have family member who has “weak ankles” she is not heavy like Chia Chub probably from her she getting older women do get ostoeropois
SO I don’t know what on with Chia Chub
That what my other theory he probably play one one on basketball with Dennis Rodman when he had original injury Dennis is big guy
He was told that jumping off the garage roof holding the four corners of the blanket makes a neat chute, and works well.
That happened to my brother. He fell off an 18 foot ladder. Broke both ankles.
Or that happens when you are tossed off a roof that is just not quite high enough.
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